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HER Number: | MDV54548 |
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Name: | Bank north-west of Batworthy Farm |
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Summary
A turf built bank located circa 40 metres outside and roughly parallel to the western boundary of Batworthy Farm. It measures 1.2 metres wide with a maximum height of 0.3 metres, traces of a ditch, 0.8 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep lie on its western side. It does not appear to be associated with the Castor Parallel Reave System and probably represents an earlier, or unfinished, boundary of Batworthy Farm.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 656 867 |
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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: SX68NE144
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 901391
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/286
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 28663
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(11/10/1991) SX 65538689 to SX 65748658. A turf built bank located circa 40 metres outside and roughly parallel to the western boundary of Batworthy Farm. It measures 1.2 metres wide with a maximum height of 0.3 metres, traces of a ditch, 0.8 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep lie on its western side. It does not appear to be associated with the Castor Parallel Reave System (SX 68 NE 67) and probably represents an earlier, or unfinished, boundary of Batworthy Farm.
Sources / Further Reading
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. A. J. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV77120 | Related to: Batworthy, Gidleigh (Monument) |
MDV14879 | Related to: Reave on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | Mar 21 2022 10:13AM |
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