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| HER Number: | MDV112774 |
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| Name: | Small abandoned enclosures on western area of Pudsham Down |
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Summary
Two enclosures totalling 1.4 hectares. The enclosures are bounded by very slight earthwork banks with external ditches. Of medieval or later date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 725 747 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of a Bronze Age reave system fossilised in the fields west of Ruddycleave; part of a wider system that preserves potential links to nearby prehistoric reave systems
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Aerial photographs reveal some faint features.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Map overlay indicates that the field system extends over this area as far as the ridge and furrow (MDV25151).
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Outline of the enclosure visible on the aerial photograph. Map object based on this source.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 19, fig 17 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Enclosure is depicted on plan.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Survey - New HER Sites (Un-published). SDV358733.
Two enclosures totalling 1.4 hectares at SX72561 74740. The enclosures are bounded by very slight earthwork banks with external ditches. Of medieval or later date. Condition is stable.
Map object based on this source.
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). |
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| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV358733 | Un-published: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Survey - New HER Sites. South-West Landscape Investigations. Digital. |
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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. 19, fig 17. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25161 | Related to: Field system south-east of Scobitor Farm, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV25161 | Related to: Field system south-east of Scobitor Farm, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV25161 | Related to: Field system south-east of Scobitor Farm, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV25161 | Related to: Field system south-east of Scobitor Farm, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV25151 | Related to: Ridge and Furrow on Pudsham Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
- EDV8953 - Buckland in the Moor parish checklist site visits
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 12 2023 2:06PM |
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