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| HER Number: | MDV52440 |
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| Name: | Trackway from South Zeal to Hangingstone Hill, South Tawton |
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Summary
Including a short length of hollow way cutting through the triple stone alignment east of Cosdon Beacon. Trackway runs from South Zeal to Hangingstone Hill and was probably originally used to carry peat from the moorland and may date from the medieval period.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 632 895 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/19/2
- Old SAM Ref: 24143(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLLOW WAY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV232384.
Crossing, w. /crossing's guide to dartmoor/(1990)64.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133297 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(17/01/1994) short length of holloway cutting through triple stone alignment. Represents part of a track leading from South Zeal to Hangingstone Hill. This track was probably originally used to carry peat from the moorland and may date from the Medieval period. Within the monument the trackway survives as two parallel holloways. The western holloway measures 3m wide and 0.7m deep, whilst the eastern example is 3m wide and 1m deep.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV232384 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133297. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV115806 | Related to: Natural Cairn used as a Modern Military Training Site on Hangingstone Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV115805 | Related to: Orthostat within Natural Cairn on Hangingstone Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV4377 | Related to: Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6886 | Related to: Triple stone alignment and cairn 780 metres east of Cawsand Beacon, South Tawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6556 - Survey of peat charcoal burning sites around Dartmoor Forest
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
- EDV8887 - Magnetometer and resistance survey at Cosdon Beacon triple stone row (Ref: 2010DAR(D)-R-1)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 8 2024 11:15AM |
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