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| HER Number: | MDV50570 |
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| Name: | Boundary bank and ditch east of Sourton Tors between Bridestowe and Sourton parish and Okehampton Hamlets parish |
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Summary
Boundary bank and ditch east of Sourton Tors between Bridestowe and Sourton parish and Okehampton Hamlets parish. The boundary is over 1 kilometre long and includes a 6 metres wide and 1 metre deep flat-bottomed ditch with a 3 metres wide and 0.8 metres high bank sitting on both edges
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 546 896 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| Civil Parish | Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/142
- Old SAM Ref: 24060
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY BANK (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'C. H. Way' shown on 19th century map.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 30th April 1993. A length of post-medieval boundary ditch with bank situated on level ground on the saddle between Sourton Tors and Corn Ridge cuts the cairn alignment at SX54668963. The boundary is over 1 kilometer long and in the vicinity of the cairn alignment includes a 6 metres wide and 1 metre deep flat-bottomed ditch with a 3 metres wide and 0.8 metres high bank sitting on both edges.
Turner, J. R., 1991, A cairn alignment on Sourton Common, Dartmoor, 143-4 (Article in Serial). SDV225930.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
'Co Const & Ward Bdy' and 'CH Way' shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1007827 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.
This monument includes a stone circle, cairn alignment, cider mill and a short length of boundary ditch with bank situated on level ground on the saddle between Sourton Tors and Corn Ridge. The post-medieval boundary ditch cuts through the cairn alignment and includes a 6 metres wide and 1 metre deep flat-bottomed ditch with a 3 metres wide and 0.8 metres high bank sitting on both edges.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV225930 | Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1991. A cairn alignment on Sourton Common, Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 49. 143-4. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130995. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142558 ] |
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| SDV365835 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1007827. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134958 | Related to: Boundary stone south of Sourton Tors, Okehampton Hamlets and Bridestowe and Sourton parishes (Monument) |
| MDV48004 | Related to: Branscombe reave in the prishes of Bridestowe and Sourton and Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV50568 | Related to: Cairn alignment 410 metres south east of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV50569 | Related to: Millstone to the west of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV127223 | Related to: Pool east of Sourton Tors, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2024 12:33PM |
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