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| HER Number: | MDV54534 |
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| Name: | Two tall stone slabs on Shovel Down, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Two massive leaning blocks situated on the broad flat ridge running north-west from Shovel Down. The stones, 1.2 metres high and 3.4 metres apart, have no obvious trigs or inscriptions. They lie adjacent to a cornditch type boundary of medieval or later date and are perhaps earlier markers of this division. A hut circle lies 8 metres to the north-east
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 652 863 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE114
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 889159
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/274
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STONE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/08/1991) SX 6527 8635 Possible boundary marker. Two massive leaning blocks situated on the broad flat ridge running north-west from Shovel Down. The stones, 1.2m high and 3.4m apart, have no obvious trigs or inscriptions. They lie adjacent to a cornditch type boundary (MDV54537) of medieval or later date and are perhaps earlier markers of this division. A hut circle lies 8m to the north-east (MDV54533).
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144088 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(1997) Animal poaching between the stones. These may, as suggested by S. Probert (1991), be early boundary stones although the possibility of them having been erected at an earlier date cannot be discounted.
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Two features shown on survey.
Cunis, E., 2021, Image of stones on Shovel Down (Photograph). SDV276792.
(01/02/2021) Feature photographed. The stones here have an appearance similar to a Neolithic dolmen. E. Hemery mentions one in his book ‘High Dartmoor - Land and People’ but no grid reference is supplied.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV276792 | Photograph: Cunis, E.. 2021. Image of stones on Shovel Down. Digital. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144088. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140726 ] |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54537 | Related to: Field boundary on Shovel Down (Monument) |
| MDV54533 | Related to: Hut circle on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 5 2023 3:33PM |
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