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| HER Number: | MDV6763 |
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| Name: | Peat pass of 310 metres on Winney's Down, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A peat pass of 310 metres with memorial stones at each end at Marsh Hill on Winney's Down, providing a drier path through the blanket bog. This was one of a number of passes constructed between 1895-1905 under the direction of William Francis Phillpotts, to provide better access cattlemen and fox hunters.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 620 824 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/21
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PEAT PASS (Constructed, XIX to Edwardian - 1895 AD (Between) to 1905 AD (Between))
Full description
Le Messurier, B., 1965, The Phillpotts Peat Passes of Northern Dartmoor, 167 pl.12 (Article in Serial). SDV242771.
Peat pass on Marsh Hill across fen; memorial stones at each end.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 111, Map 34 (Monograph). SDV219155.
One of the Phillpotts (1837-1909) peat passes cut to facilitate huntsmen on the moor. Nine of these passes were dug around the centre of the moor ranging from over a kilometre to a mere 60 metres. They are now marked by small cairns along their length and by short granite posts at each end. A bronze plaque commemorating Phillpotts is attached to each of the posts.
Sandles, T., 2014-2019, Legendary Dartmoor, Accessed 2015 (Website). SDV356498.
Marsh Hill peat pass (SX620826 – 617823)
From east to west the passage is about 320 metres and comprises of sections linking firm ground. Roughly 90 metres from the eastern end is 'Stat's House', the ruins of a moorman's shelter probably used by peat cutters.
Constructed to provide a drier path through the blanket bog at the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century, under direction of William Francis Phillpotts. (Citing Le Messurier).
Ordnance Survey, 2015, Ordnance Survey 1:25000 Digital Colour Raster Map (Cartographic). SDV319717.
Peat Pass is depicted on the large scale Ordnance Survey mapping with a 'Stone' at each end.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 111, Map 34. |
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| SDV242771 | Article in Serial: Le Messurier, B.. 1965. The Phillpotts Peat Passes of Northern Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 97. Unknown. 167 pl.12. |
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| SDV319717 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. Ordnance Survey 1:25000 Digital Colour Raster Map. 1:25,000. Digital. [Mapped feature: #98519 ] |
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| SDV356498 | Website: Sandles, T.. 2014-2019. Legendary Dartmoor. http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk. Website. Accessed 2015. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6761 | Related to: North West Passage Peat Pass on Cut Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6762 | Related to: Peat Pass of 135 metres south-east of Flat Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV4380 | Related to: Peat pass of 220 metres north of Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV4382 | Related to: Peat pass of 90 metres north of Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6776 | Related to: Remains of a cairn on the summit of Marsh Hill on Winney's Down, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV7755 | Related to: Ruined hut on Winney's Down (Building) |
| MDV7756 | Related to: 'Statt's House' on the summit of Marsh Hill on Winney's Down. Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV112887 | Related to: The Sand Path Peat Pass of 230 metres north-east of Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2023 9:07AM |
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