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| HER Number: | MDV9334 |
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| Name: | Faint lynchets north of Shaptor Rock |
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Summary
Ordnance Survey records spare Iron Age type lynchets north of Shaptor Rocks. These appear to be faintly visible on the 1940s Royal Air Force aerial photographs but are not visible on later aerial photographs due to increased tree cover.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 809 810 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of lynchets and associated field system possible Iron Age in date, north of Shaptor Rocks
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX88SW1
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 447292
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SW/3
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LYNCHET (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Faint north-east by south-east ridges visible on aerial photographs, ending at a north-west by south-east aligned reave.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX88SW1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV310688.
(13/11/1953) Sparse lynchets of Iron Age type.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Could not be seen on Royal Air Force 1946 aerial photographs.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV310688 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX88SW1. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #109657 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27873 | Related to: Field system north of Shaptor Rock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 28 2021 10:02AM |
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