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| HER Number: | MDV3385 |
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| Name: | Stone piles in corner of field |
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Summary
The site of a deserted medieval farmstead was alleged at this location but no clear evidence for such a site was noted during field investigation. Appears to be the result of field clearance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 674 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE195
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439045
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/87
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT? (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1975 AD (Between))
Full description
West Air Photography, 1975, BT1714, 1/1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV244690.
SX 555674. Earthwork complex in corner of field, certainly a group of buildings, possibly a deserted Medieval farmstead.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX56NE195 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV230694.
(15/09/1980) There are now no buildings or earthworks at the position indicated. The scrub covered area is a dump for stone and large boulders from other fields.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Stone dumps can clearly be seen on the aerial photograph, but does not appear to represent building remains.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV230694 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX56NE195. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV244690 | Aerial Photograph: West Air Photography. 1975. BT1714. West Air Photography. Unknown. 1/1. |
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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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #19421 ] |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 3 2023 9:46AM |
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