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| HER Number: | MDV119546 |
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| Name: | Series of Five Lynchets to the north of Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy |
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Summary
Series of five Medieval lynchets in an irregular shaped field to the north of Lower Cadworthy Farm
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 549 645 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVY |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LYNCHET (IV to XV - 400 AD to 1500 AD)
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Not shown on 19th century Meavy Tithe Map
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Series of four boundaries shown on 19th century map to the north of Lower Cadworthy Farm.
Berry, N., 2005, Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy, Devon, Sites 56-57, Site Distribution Map, Site Summary, Site Inventory (Report - Survey). SDV360144.
Site 56: Lynchet not shown on historic maps forming two separate terraces at the west end but fades out on the east end. The earthwork is 1-1.5 metres high by 1-2 metres wide.
Site 57: Sequence of Medieval lynchets forming the field boundaries between mostly small fields to the north of Higher Cadworthy.The cornditch boundary on the west side of the lynchets changes direction at each junction. Most are earthworks with some large stones forming irregular boundaries and the southernmost boundary is stone revetted.
Environment Agency, 2011, LIDAR data JPEG images (2 metre resolution) (Cartographic). SDV348634.
Series of five linear features visible on Lidar image.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
The curving boundaries of five fields shown on modern mapping. Map object mostly based on this source.
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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| SDV348634 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2011. LIDAR data JPEG images (2 metre resolution). Digital. [Mapped feature: #78812 ] |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV360144 | Report - Survey: Berry, N.. 2005. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy, Devon. National Trust Report. A4 Comb Bound. Sites 56-57, Site Distribution Map, Site Summary, Site Inventory. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV127081 | Part of: Medieval field system north-east of Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV12898 | Related to: Higher Cadworthy Farmstead, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV77828 | Related to: Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7251 - Lower Cadworthy Farm: Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey
- EDV5292 - Survey of buildings at Lower Cadworthy, Meavy
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2022 1:20PM |
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