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| HER Number: | MDV28245 |
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| Name: | Field system on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Several curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, are interpreted as former trackways and field boundaries of possible medieval date, although they could be earlier.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 517 665 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/97
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV267344.
Aph=raf 106g uk 1190/3200-3205(27/2/1946).
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4198-4199 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches are visible.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Fragments of field system visible on RAF 1946 aerial image at SX 5170 6620 and recorded in project.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5167 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Several curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches, approximately 2.5 metres wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The ditch may be a former trackway, but the banks are likely to be former field boundaries. Their irregular form suggests an early date, and they appear to be slighted by leat (MDV19902). They could be medieval but an earlier origin is feasible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV267344 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| 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. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5167 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #118490 Also informed by 1946 aerial photographs., ] |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2021. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4198-4199 27-FEB-1946. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2023 2:55PM |
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