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| HER Number: | MDV107575 |
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| Name: | Enclosure at Ford Waste |
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Summary
Sub-rectangular enclosure at Ford Waste, south of the western longhouse. Has been described as a croft / enclosure / pound.
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
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Enclosure /pound at the south-west corner of the site visible on the 1940s aerial photographs (less so on more modern images).
Haynes, R. G., 1966-1969, Ruined Sites on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV150434.
Depicted on Hanynes' plan.
English Heritage, 1969-1989, English Heritage Records Office SAM Record (Un-published). SDV349864.
The sub-rectangular enclosure immediately south of building C measures 11.5 metres north-south and 15 metres east-west. Walling is of small stones, part turf-covered, and medieval in appearance, although the Ordnance Survey (1979) suggest to could be a re-used prehistoric pound. (1983)
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX6SW63 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV155407.
The 'croft' is more like a pound with the appearance of being rebuilt. It is sub-circular (not as in the published plan), with well finished walling 2.5 metres thick and 1.3 metres high and an entrance gap on the north-west. The construction is that of a modern Devon 'hedge-bank' but the internal diameter of 7.7 metres and the plan suggests that a hut circle may have been utilised as a basis for the structure.
Griffiths, D. M., 1986, Ford Waste Deserted Medieval Settlement (Worksheet). SDV155412.
To the south of building B, a semi-circular bank encloses a small croft or pound.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Area of enclosure 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: #66999 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4338 | Part of: Ford Waste settlement, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV107574 | Related to: Building at Ford Waste (Monument) |
| MDV107572 | Related to: Longhouse at Ford Waste (Monument) |
| MDV107573 | Related to: Longhouse at Ford Waste (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 18 2014 12:55PM |
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