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HER Number:MDV25078
Name:TRIAL PIT in the Parish of Sheepstor

Summary

Line of trial pits on north-side of Yellowmead Down visible on aerial image at SX 5620 6854. The western extremities SX 5613 6853. Eastern extremities SX 5632 6853.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 562 685
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/403

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRIAL PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV228646.

Aph=nmr sx5668/2/129-131(20/5/1977).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Line of trial pits on north-side of Yellowmead Down visible on aerial image at SX 5620 6854. The western extremities SX 5613 6853. Eastern extremities SX 5632 6853.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV228646Aerial Photograph:
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 18 2023 4:32PM