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HER Number:MDV26855
Name:Enclosure in field system north-west of Wind Tor

Summary

Enclosure attached to a reave within a parallel reave system visible on 1977 aerial photograph.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 706 758
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of extensive abandoned Medieval field system with well-preserved ridge and furrow on southern Hamel Down and extending to meet Prehistoric parallel reave system with hut circles on Dunstone Down

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/211
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1977, SX7076, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV346256.

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

Enclosure attached to a reave within a parallel reave system visible on 1977 aerial photograph.

Tellus SW-Project, 2014, Tellus SW-Project lidar data (1 metre resolution) DTM (Cartographic). SDV362768.

Feature identified by the 1985 project from a 1977 aerial is visible on the lidar data.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.

Not clearly visible on the modern aerial image.

Sources / Further Reading

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.
SDV346256Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX7076. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1.
SDV362768Cartographic: Tellus SW-Project. 2014. Tellus SW-Project lidar data (1 metre resolution) DTM. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) 1 metre resolution. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140565 ]
SDV362959Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).

Associated Monuments

MDV7542Part of: Dunstone Down Field System (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 9 2023 12:14PM