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| HER Number: | MDV12812 |
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| Name: | Peat stack on Langstone Moor |
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Summary
Previously thought to have been a barrow. Redefined as a peat stack in the 1990s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 552 780 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439658
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/60
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PEAT STAND? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
NMR, CITING TDA, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275823.
'tumulus' shown on os 6" map.2 barrow-like mounds. One was cut through and consisted entirely of peaty soil without any stones. Did not appear to be barrows, but the workmen did not consider them to be old peat stacks (nmr, citing tda).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275829.
Os 6" 1954.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275830.
Osa=sx57ne31. Vis=11/9/1978 (os) probable peat mound.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275832.
Tda/31(1899)153.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275833.
Des=gerrard, s. /(-/-/1995)/as above.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 179 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(August 1976) Probable peat stack.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1940s verticals.
Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, Appendix V/EH report AI/25/2003 (Report - Survey). SDV255420.
Feature not shown on the English Heritage survey of 2003.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Table 3 (Report - Survey). SDV361635.
Confirmed as peaty mounds; not antiquities.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV255420 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. 25. A4 Comb Bound. Appendix V/EH report AI/25/2003. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 179. |
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| SDV275823 | Migrated Record: NMR, CITING TDA. |
| SDV275829 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV275830 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV275832 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV275833 | Migrated Record: |
| 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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| SDV361635 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-west Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. Table 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4121 | Part of: Peat stacks on Langstone Moor (Monument) |
| MDV12814 | Related to: Peat stack on Langstone Moor (Monument) |
| MDV12813 | Related to: Peat stack on Langstone Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2021 8:42AM |
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