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| HER Number: | MDV8315 |
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| Name: | Unlikely lynchets, Pepperdon Down |
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Summary
Remains of lynchets recorded from 1947 and 1980 aerial photographs but investigation in 1982 by the Ordnance Survey failed to locate any obvious traces of the rectilinear markings on the ground, although numerous clearance mounds were noted in the area, itself covered in scrub and bracken.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 778 851 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78NE11
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445378
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/33
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/81
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX78NE11
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- LYNCHET? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 3300-01 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
National Monuments Record, 1980, NMR SF1746, 338 (Aerial Photograph). SDV294996.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1982, SX78NE11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV280378.
(04/01/1982) Remains of lynchets visible at SX 778851 some 25.0m apart and 200.0m in length.
The above area of Pepperdon Down comprises 4.8 hectares of scrub and and bracken. Numerous clearance mounds are visible but no obvious traces of the rectilinear markings (? field boundaries) visible on aerial photographs (1947).
The similarities with SX 78 NE 23 and 28 together with the clearance mounds implies ploughing baulks of post Medieval origin.
NB: duplicate record created (SX78NE/81); now merged with this record [Richards, A. F., 24/06/2022].
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Field with ridge and furrow visible (citing 1980 aerial photograph) lynchets also recorded by Ordnance Survey from 1947 aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV221887 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 3300-01. |
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| SDV280378 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1982. SX78NE11. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #50129 ] |
| SDV294996 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. NMR SF1746. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 338. |
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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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 31 2023 12:13PM |
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