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| HER Number: | MDV4821 |
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| Name: | Civil War Earthworks to west of Okehampton |
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Summary
The slight earthworks visible in fields between Stoney Park Lane and Old Road may represent a Civil War fortification.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 948 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/15
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY EARTHWORKS (Built, XVII - 1601 AD? to 1700 AD? (Between))
Full description
KING, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1479.
Between stoney park lane and old road, intersected by a field boundary is a rectangular earthwork. Two banks at right angles, very low with an outer ditch. It is reputedly of the civil war (king).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV217623.
Aph=cpe/uk/1995/1254/date april 1947/retained at archaeology division, ordnance survey, southampton.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV217624.
Osa=sx59se17.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV217625.
Young, e. H. /tda/60(1928)283/okehampton during the civil war 1642-1646.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV217626.
Osa=sx59se14.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV217627.
Silvester, r. J. , + higham, r. A. /pdas/38(1980)63-65 map.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV217628.
Des=king, a. /dcra survey a30 okehampton bypass - final report/(31/1/1979)/ worksheet/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV217629.
Balkwill, c. /archaeology and development in rural devon/(1977)17/fig 1.
BALKWILL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV44259.
This enclosure has been recently levelled. Origins uncertain, civil war or possibly roman (balkwill).
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Rectangular feature visible. Map object base on this source.
Timms, S. C., 1976, The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft, 156 (Report - Survey). SDV341346.
Slight earthworks in open ground to the west of the twon may represent the location of a fort erected into the 17th century during the Civil War.
Silvester, R. J. + Higham, R. A., 1980, Domestic Enclosures of Probable Medieval Date (Article in Serial). SDV55518.
Young describes fortifications "in stony park, described by rattenbury. " rectangular banked site, extant, could be of civil war date (silvester + higham).
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
Earthworks visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1479 | Migrated Record: KING. |
| SDV217623 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV217624 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV217625 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV217626 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV217627 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV217628 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV217629 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #93131 ] |
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| SDV341346 | Report - Survey: Timms, S. C.. 1976. The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. A4 Unbound + Digital. 156. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV44259 | Migrated Record: BALKWILL. |
| SDV55518 | Article in Serial: Silvester, R. J. + Higham, R. A.. 1980. Domestic Enclosures of Probable Medieval Date. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 38. Paperback Volume. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 30 2015 11:16AM |
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