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HER Number:MDV54561
Name:Recumbent gate hanger by gate to Chagford Common trackway

Summary

A displaced holed-stone gate-hanger leaning against a hedge moorgate on the Higher Shapley to Chagford Common trackway. The large crescentic block, 1.4m long possesses a single pivot hole 0.17m in diameter and 0.07m deep near one end.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 677 844
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX6SE140
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 918952
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/306

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • GATE PIER (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. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(13/06/1990) SX 6775 843. A displaced holed-stone gate-hanger leaning against a hedge moorgate on the Higher Shapley to Chagford Common trackway. The large crescentic block, 1.4m long possesses a single pivot hole 0.17m in diameter and 0.07m deep near one end.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV350839Report - 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. [Mapped feature: #136589 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV20576Related to: Gateposts, Higher Shapely Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8655 - Higher Shapley Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

Date Last Edited:May 3 2022 4:00PM