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HER Number:MDV70209
Name:Bank, Woodbury Common

Summary

Remnant of former boundary bank to east of road which runs north-south over Woodbury Common.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 031 856
Map Sheet:SY08NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWoodbury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWOODBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08NW/166

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)

Full description

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Part 2: Gazetteer, 4, Site No. 14 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

Remnant of former boundary bank to east of road which runs north-south over Woodbury Common. Shown on modern Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map and Ordnance Survey 1:10560 1891 map. Mainly visible in bracken area between grid reference 0316686597 and 0316586512 with some gaps where it has been eroded/removed. To north of this it is obscured by dense gorse. Dimensions circa 1.5 metres wide by 0.5 metre high. Covered in bracken and gorse.


Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 14 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.


Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 14 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV101648Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. Part 2: Gazetteer, 4, Site No. 14. [Mapped feature: #45792 ]
SDV358490Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 14.
SDV359019Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 14.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 27 2015 1:55PM