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Summary

A pair of slotted gateposts flank a gateway in the north wall of the Holwell Lawn enclosures 200 metres south west of Greator Rocks.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1016255: Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX77NW90
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1044842
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/417

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GATE PIER (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD? (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Newman, P. + Probert, S. + Riley, H., 1994/1995, Houndtor Down, Manaton, Devon - A New Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. (Report - Survey). SDV344628.

(06/02/1995) SX 7457 7839: A pair of slotted gateposts flank a gateway in the north wall of the Holwell Lawn enclosures 200 metres south west of Greator Rocks. The posts remain in-situ, the east post, a chisel topped post, measures 1.3 metres high and possesses five small rectangular slots in its west face. Opposite this stone is a flat topped post which has been repositioned and turned by 90 degrees. It measures 1.1 metres high with a similar number of chamfered rectangular slots.

Beattie, D., 2003, Email about gateposts, 20/2/2003 (Correspondence). SDV304798.

SX7470 7824 Two gateposts in a field wall on 'Holwell Lawn' one of which has four vertical slots.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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