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| HER Number: | MDV107573 |
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| Name: | Longhouse at Ford Waste |
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Summary
Rectangular building against west wall of site, badly damaged by cart track across southern end. Internal dimensions 19 metres by 5 metres. Walls are irregular turf-covered low banks, indefinite on the eastern side. Possible room at upper end.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 607 615 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LONGHOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Visible on the aerial photographs.
Haynes, R. G., 1966-1969, Ruined Sites on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV150434.
Haynes does not recoginise this as another longhouse, rather as a 'corral'. Depicted on plan.
English Heritage, 1969-1989, English Heritage Records Office SAM Record (Un-published). SDV349864.
Building C) - Rectangular building against west wall of site, badly damaged by cart track across southern end. Upper end 1.5 metres below ground level. Internal dimensions 19 metres by 5 metres. Walls are irregular turf-covered low banks, indefinite on the eastern side. No signs of cross wall: entrances may be where present track crosses. A small modern shelter consisting of two side walls, now ruinous, has been built against the west wall.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX6SW63 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV155407.
Building 'B', cut back into the north slope to a depth of 1.5 metres is in poor condition. Only the east side is traceable as tumbled rubble 1.0 metres wide and 0.5 metres high, with a wide gap for a modern cart track.
Griffiths, D. M., 1986, Ford Waste Deserted Medieval Settlement (Worksheet). SDV155412.
Building B - Building of similar construction to A with room at upper end. Entrance in east wall, approximately in centre of lower room. Evidence for opposing entrance less clear – its position is now used as a track.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Part of this structure depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV150434 | Un-published: Haynes, R. G.. 1966-1969. Ruined Sites on Dartmoor. Ruined Sites on Dartmoor. Manuscript + Digital. |
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| SDV155407 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX6SW63. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV155412 | Worksheet: Griffiths, D. M.. 1986. Ford Waste Deserted Medieval Settlement. Worksheet. Digital. |
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV349864 | Un-published: English Heritage. 1969-1989. English Heritage Records Office SAM Record. English Heritage. A4 Spiral Bound. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66997 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4338 | Part of: Ford Waste settlement, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV107574 | Related to: Building at Ford Waste (Monument) |
| MDV107575 | Related to: Enclosure at Ford Waste (Monument) |
| MDV107572 | Related to: Longhouse at Ford Waste (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 18 2014 1:23PM |
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