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| HER Number: | MDV6666 |
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| Name: | Field wall on Thornworthy Down |
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Summary
A series of large stones set into a prominent field bank of a field system. It was alleged to be a stone row but this is thought unlikely.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 850 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE56
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443638
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/86
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) STONE ALIGNMENT (Constructed, Unknown date)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV259231.
Osa=sx68se51. Stone row. Vis=13/9/1952 (os) the southern portion is in poor condition, the northern portion is in fairly good condition. Hut circle in fair condition.
Vis=10/2/1978 (os) not a stone row. Some large stones at irregular intervals on a field bank (os).
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68NE56 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV259232.
(SX 664850 to SX 663849) 'Stone Row' (NR) (1971 OS map).
(10/02/1978) This recent publication entry (not on OS 25" 1904 or OS 6" 1961) is not a stone row but refers to some large stones set at irregular intervals along the course of a prominent field bank of a field system oriented on Thornworthy Tor (SX 68 NE146).
Surveyed at 1:2500 on AM.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible due to tree cover on 1946 RAF photos.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/01/1992) This feature is as described by authority 2. For 1/2500 plan and description of field system see RCHME Thornworthy Down survey and SX 68 NE 146 respectively.
Quinnell, N. V., 1995, Notes in Sites and Monument Record: stone rows (Personal Comment). SDV138550.
Des=nvq/pers comm/(22/3/1995)/notes in smr. Vis=not a row, but stones in field wall. Crude publication on 6" 1963 + description 'stone row'. Crude depiction but no description on 1986 2.5". Runs sx66358495 to sx66388499. Approx 45m long on os 6" 1963 (nvq).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV138550 | Personal Comment: Quinnell, N. V.. 1995. Notes in Sites and Monument Record: stone rows. Unknown. |
| SDV259231 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV259232 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX68NE56. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #137031 ] |
| 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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 9:23AM |
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