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| HER Number: | MDV63882 |
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| Name: | EARTHWORK in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Horseshoe-shaped bank with associated shallow gullies on the slopes of broad down. Could be prehistoric or a tinners' reservoir (passmore).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 628 804 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a prehistoric oval enclosure on Broad Down and earthwork to the north
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/165
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EARTHWORK (Early Neolithic to Post Medieval - 4000 BC? to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV246775.
Des=passmore,m. /dtrg newsletter/17(july 1999)6/the enigmatic tinworking below brown's house.
PASSMORE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV315068.
Horseshoe-shaped bank with associated shallow gullies on the slopes of broad down. Could be prehistoric or a tinners' reservoir (passmore).
Cooper, F., Biodiversity Officer, Dartmoor National Park Authority, 23/02/2013, Enclosures on Broad Down (Personal Comment). SDV350958.
Enclosure visible on LiDAR data.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV246775 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV315068 | Migrated Record: PASSMORE. |
| SDV350958 | Personal Comment: Cooper, F., Biodiversity Officer, Dartmoor National Park Authority. 23/02/2013. Enclosures on Broad Down. Not Applicable. [Mapped feature: #97449 ] |
Associated Monuments
| MDV102430 | Related to: Enclosure on Broad Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 30 2016 12:56PM |
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