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| HER Number: | MDV15032 |
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| Name: | Boundary bank, North Hessary Tor, Princetown |
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Summary
An abandoned turf and stone bank marking the original western edge of the Prison Farm. Visible as a line of large earthfast boulders on the lower, northern slopes of North Hessary Tor, it changes to a turf-built bank as it ascends the hillside and the amount of surface stone decreases.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 745 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of the Bronze Age North Hessary Tor reave, north-west of Princetown
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE256
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1364173
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/166
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) REAVE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Fleming, A., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV139025.
North hessary tor reave. Its relationship to other major reaves seems unclear.(fleming).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV235308.
Fleming, a. /pps/44(1978)97-123/the prehistoric landscape of dartmoor.
Probert, S. A. J., 2002, Dartmoor Prison Farm, Devon. An Archaeological Survey and Evaluation, 4, fig (Report - Survey). SDV364452.
[1364173] (22/08/2002) Centred SX 57857458. An abandoned turf and stone bank marking the original (1806) western edge of the Prison Farm. Visible as a line of large earthfast boulders on the lower, northern slopes of North Hessary Tor, it changes to a turf-built bank as it ascends the hillside and the amount of surface stone decreases.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Southern section of this reave visible on the aerial photography, but from SX57857465 northwards, it is obscured by tree cover.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Reave visible on MasterMap.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV139025 | Migrated Record: Fleming, A.. |
| SDV235308 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV131561 | Related to: Cairn north of North Hessary Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8714 - Survey of Dartmoor Prison Farm (Ref: AI//37/2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2023 3:03PM |
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