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| HER Number: | MDV104812 |
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| Name: | Plantation at Grendon Farm and Cator Common, Widecombe |
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Summary
Corridors of mixed broadleaf and conifer plantation at Grendon Farm and extending onto Cator Common. Coincides with the conversion of Grendon Farm to produce wheat in the mid-late 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 678 776 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of Medieval or later field system on central Cator Common, with Bronze Age reave
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLANTATION (XIX - 1848 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Not depicted on the Tithe Map so post-date 1848.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Corridors of mixed broadleaf and conifer plantation depicted at Grendon Farm and extending onto Cator Common. Coincides with the conversion of Grendon Farm to produce wheat in the mid-late 19th century.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #64279 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV123119 | Related to: Boundary stone by Sousson's Plantation (Monument) |
| MDV104813 | Related to: Field system at Grendon Farm, Widecombe (Monument) |
| MDV29848 | Related to: Grendon Farmstead, Widecombe-in-the-Moor (Monument) |
| MDV6008 | Related to: Ring cairn on Cator Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 29 2022 10:43AM |
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