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| HER Number: | MDV52607 |
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| Name: | Ditch or animal run in enclosure, Trowlesworthy Warren |
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Summary
One of six animal runs surviving in close proximity to each other, as a series of separate and interconnected gullies situated within a partially enclosed hut settlement. Run is V-shaped and survives as a 1m wide and 0.6m deep hollow. Both arms measure 20m long and cut through an enclosure wall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 641 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/378
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCH (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140709 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(13/04/1995) One of six animal runs survive in close proximity to each other, as a series of separate and interconnected gullies situated within a partially enclosed hut settlement.
B (SX 5752 6419). Is V-shaped and survives as a 1m wide and 0.6m deep hollow. Both arms measure 20m long and cut through an enclosure wall. This is site No.102 054 in the National
These gullies probably represent a complex system of animal runs in which rabbits and vermin could have been trapped.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 156, Map 51 Figure 51.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 18, 102. 054 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
V-shaped ditch. Bank on inner side, 1.0 metre wide, 0.05 metres high. Northern arm 20 metres long; southern arm 20 metres long. 1.0 metre wide, 0.6 metres deep. Oriented north-east by south-west. Cuts through enclosure wall.
English Heritage, 2005, Leats Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV347529.
feature shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Ditch visible on the aerial photograph.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
V-shaped feature visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 156, Map 51 Figure 51.1. |
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| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 18, 102. 054. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140709. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV347529 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Leats Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94391 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV52622 | Related to: Ditch cutting through enclosure in Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV52606 | Related to: DITCH in the Parish of Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV128277 | Related to: Ditch or animal run in enclosure, Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV2410 | Related to: Hut in enclosure south-west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
| MDV56764 | Related to: Prehistoric Enclosure (F) south-west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2020 12:19PM |
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