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Summary

An apparently unfinished wall running N-S along the gently sloping hillside E of Stannon Brook. Large granite boulders and occasional stone heaps form an intermittent line between SX 65058025 and the newtake wall to the S. Some of the stones have been drill split and the feature does not rise above two courses, 0.7m high.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthwork remains of a series of leats running north-south on Stannon Hill, including on running all the way to Postbridge and an area of medieval cultivation ridges

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68SE121
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 917466
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/300

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• WALL (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

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

(08/03/1989) SX 65058025 to SX 65058037. An apparently unfinished wall running N-S along the gently sloping hillside E of Stannon Brook. Large granite boulders and occasional stone heaps form an intermittent line between SX 65058025 and the newtake wall to the S. Some of the stones have been drill split and the feature does not rise above two courses, 0.7m high.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8649 - Little Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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