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| HER Number: | MDV103549 |
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| Name: | Fragments of field system at Plym Steps, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Two fragments of a Bronze Age field system above streamworking remains at the confluence of Langcombe Brook and the River Plym. The two stony banks measure around 1.5m wide and stand a maximum of 0.5m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 602 671 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age field system at the confluence of Langcombe Brook and the River Plym
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW170
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1355753
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West (Monograph). SDV137656.
Curvilinear bank depicted by Butler.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(13/02/2002) SX 60306719 to SX 60326710. Two fragments of a Bronze Age field system above streamworking remains at the confluence of Langcombe Brook and the River Plym. The two stony banks measure around 1.5m wide and stand a maximum of 0.5m high. They occupy the highest part of the remaining floodplain in this area and are likely to have formed part of a more extensive system since destroyed by tin working along the valley floor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #63055 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 10 2022 9:17AM |
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