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Summary

At SX 63107272 on the N side of a gateway between Sherberton and Tor Royal farms lies a 5-slot gatepost as described by Hemery (1983). Standing 1.5m high it is of Worth's type A (1967) and may as suggested have been moved to this position or, less likely, has been turned in situ.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67SW263
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 620451
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/441

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GATE PIER (Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Worth, R. H., 1967, Worth's Dartmoor, 362 (Monograph). SDV337618.

Classification of 'slip-bar' gates.

Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 347 (Monograph). SDV249702.

The track from Whiteworks to Sherberton enters Swincombe Newtake at a gateway having one post with five slots; as these face the direction of the track rather than the opposite post, which bears no slots, it has obviously been transplanted from elsewhere.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(20/04/1989) At SX 63107272 on the N side of a gateway between Sherberton and Tor Royal farms lies a 5-slot gatepost as described by Hemery (1983). Standing 1.5m high it is of Worth's type A (1967) and may as suggested have been moved to this position or, less likely, has been turned in situ.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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