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| HER Number: | MDV26781 |
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| Name: | Curving bank feature on Copplestone Down |
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Summary
Recorded from 1940s aerial photograph during the 1985 project, this feature can be seen on recent lidar data.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 815 875 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bridford |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NW/97
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Neolithic to Late Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947 - 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, 4282 (Aerial Photograph). SDV346365.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Curving bank visible on 1948 aerial photograph.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.
Curved bank/ditch feature visible on the lidar data. Runs roughly north-south, the southern end joining the northern boundary of Birch Down at SX 81580 87466.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. [Mapped feature: #127573 ] |
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| SDV346365 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947 - 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 4282. |
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| SDV362957 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26780 | Related to: Bank north of Copplestone Down (Monument) |
| MDV26783 | Related to: Bank on Lower Lowton Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 23 2020 10:17AM |
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