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Summary

Part of the North-West Passage peat pass; section of pass linked to the main part of the pass by a natural, grassy corridor. Provides 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

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/22

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PEAT PASS (XIX to XX - 1895 AD to 1905 AD (Between))

Full description

Le Messurier, B., 1965, The Phillpotts Peat Passes of Northern Dartmoor, 168 pl.14 (Article in Serial). SDV242771.

Peat pass on Cut Hill; links the south-east foot of Cut Hill with a wide grassy corridor that climbs the hill. Goes across a bog; the cut is deep and narrow and partly choked with fallen peat. Marked at the south end by a memorial stone and a heap of stones.

2014, Legendary Dartmoor, Accessed 2015 (Website). SDV356498.

Part of the North-West Passage peat pass (SX603822 - 603823); section of pass linked to the main part of the pass by a natural, grassy corridor.
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, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Indication of the peat pass depicted on the modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
• EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area

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