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HER Number:MDV9499
Name:Site of mounds in field, Christow

Summary

Two mounds 12.0m diameter and 0.5m high recorded here in 1953. Area was under crops; not closely examined. A return visit in 1981 failed to locate the features.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 825 852
Map Sheet:SX88NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChristow
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishCHRISTOW

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of a series of medieval or later lynchets and possible earthworks in field north of Scatter Rock House, Christow

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX88NW16
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 447176
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NW/23

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • EARTHWORK (Unknown date)

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX88NW16 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV295088.

SX88NW16 (13/11/1953) (SX 82528531 and SX 82518529) Two mounds. 12.0m diameter and 0.5m high. Area under crops; not closely examined.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1981, SX88NW16 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV302751.

(05/10/1981) There are now no mounds in this field, which is currently under stubble.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV295088Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX88NW16. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped features: #130652 ; #130653 ]
SDV302751Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1981. SX88NW16. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 4 2021 11:02AM