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| HER Number: | MDV13740 |
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| Name: | Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood |
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Summary
Charcoal burner's hearth. Circular level platform cut into hillside, above lowest woodland ride, and on south side of cross bank.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 721 718 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Linear earthwork banks to the south, west and north-east of, and possibly associated with, Holne Chase Castle Scheduled Monument and numerous post medieval charcoal platforms in Holne Chase Wood
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77SW71
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1572879
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/77
- Pastscape: 1572879
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHARCOAL BURNING PLATFORM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Worksheet). SDV162742.
(22/04/1981) SX 72187188 (approximate). Charcoal burner's hearth. Circular level platform cut into hillside, above lowest woodland ride, and on south side of cross bank.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.
Visible on the lidar data.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV162742 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood. Worksheet. Digital. |
| SDV365447 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141124 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13742 | Related to: Charcoal burners' hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV13736 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV13739 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134229 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134230 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134231 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134232 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134233 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134234 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134235 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134237 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134238 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134239 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134240 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134241 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134242 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134243 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134244 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134245 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV13743 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV13744 | Related to: Charcoal burner's hearth, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV134236 | Related to: Linear earthwork, Chase Wood (Monument) |
| MDV13741 | Related to: Platform, Chase Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8951 - Survey of archaeological features in Chase Wood
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 19 2026 11:00AM |
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