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| HER Number: | MDV4114 |
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| Name: | Earthen bank on Whitchurch Common |
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Summary
Earth bank, with some stones standing up and two large stones standing long ways across the bank. Visible on the aerial photographs it was recorded in 1980 running between SX 5299 7502 to SX 5297 7472 and appears to form the eastern boundary of settlement MDV12822.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 529 748 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/12
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LINEAR EARTHWORK (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- REAVE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1920, 39th Report of the Barrow Committee, 79 (Article in Serial). SDV233383.
SX 5305 7507 Earth bank, with some stones standing up and two large stones standing long ways across the bank. 120 feet west of barrow on Barn Hill. The two large stones may be the remains of a cist.
Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF/F63/58/6399, 0045-46 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229824.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57NW66 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV270042.
SX57NW66. A bank visible on aerial photographs on this alignment runs from SX 5299 7502 to SX 5297 7472.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Recorded.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years) (Aerial Photograph). SDV365735.
Viisble on the aerial phptpgraphy.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV229824 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF/F63/58/6399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 0045-46. |
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| SDV233383 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1920. 39th Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 52. 79. |
| SDV270042 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57NW66. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV365735 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years). Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142003 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134697 | Related to: Hut circles on Whitchurch Common (Monument) |
| MDV15031 | Related to: Whitchurch Common settlement and field system (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 8 2024 4:45PM |
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