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| HER Number: | MDV112772 |
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| Name: | Strip cultivation on Welstor Common |
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Summary
An area of strip cultivation on the gentle eastern slope of Welstor Common. The strips are defined by parallel lines of stone clearance protruding subtly through the turf, running roughly east-west.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 738 732 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Buckland Common and Blackslade Down, including prehistoric hut circle settlements and cairns, medieval and later remains
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRIP FIELD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Cultivation strips are visible on the aerial photograph.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Area of cultivation depicted on the map overlay but there does not seem to have been a record created at the time for the Sites and Monument Record.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
An area of strip cultivation on the gentle eastern slope of Welstor Common. The strips are defined by parallel lines of stone clearance protruding subtly through the turf. The spaces between the clearance would have contained the cultivation. The distance between surviving examples is 35 metres to 45 metres, but some may no longer visible. These strips are likely to date from the medieval period or earlier. Condition is stable but gorse-covered in places. SX73855 73255
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #72136 ] |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25188 | Part of: Medieval field boundaries on Welstor Common (Monument) |
| MDV25193 | Related to: Disused quarry on Welstor Common (Monument) |
| MDV114604 | Related to: Rifle Range on Welstor Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2021 10:32AM |
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