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| HER Number: | MDV44336 |
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| Name: | Beech tree avenue, Whiddon Deer Park |
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Summary
An avenue of 8 and 10 beech trees leads to a gate into the walled enclosure at the top of the deer park. The avenue must have been planted to improve the prospect from whiddon house with which it is directly in line. The avenue is on a circular platform with a sharp scarp on the downhill side similar to that at the south east corner of the park (ntas).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 724 894 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/280
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GARDEN FEATURE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD)
- AVENUE (LANDSCAPE FEATURE) (Constructed, XVIII to Late 20th Century - 1750 AD? (Between) to 1980 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV303366.
Des=nt/archaeological site monitoring report/(1994). Vis=10/4/1994 (parsons) Two trees have fallen across the rabbit warren enclosure wall in recent years (nt).
National Trust, 1985, Castle Drogo, 9 (Report - Survey). SDV224362.
An avenue of 8 and 10 beech trees leads to a gate into the walled enclosure at the top of the deer park. The avenue must have been planted to improve the prospect from Whiddon House with which it is directly in line. The avenue is on a circular platform with a sharp scarp on the downhill side similar to that at the south east corner of the park.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224362 | Report - Survey: National Trust. 1985. Castle Drogo. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9. |
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| SDV303366 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV20578 | Related to: Rabbit Warren in Whiddon Park, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
| MDV8276 | Related to: Whiddon Deer Park, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
| MDV8277 | Related to: Whiddonpark House, Chagford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6046 - Archaeological Survey of National Trust Teign Valley Properties (Ref: 6764)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 1 2022 10:11AM |
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