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HER Number:MDV119730
Name:Field system on Wallaford Down

Summary

Faint boundaries visible on the aerial photograph and lidar data suggest this may be a continuation of the system to the north-west.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 707 656
Map Sheet:SX76NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWest Buckfastleigh
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDEAN PRIOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Faint earthwork remains of a probable medieval field system on Wallaford Down

Other References/Statuses

  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Faint banks visible on the aerial photograph that appear to be on the same alignment as the system to the north-west (see related record).


Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.

Some of the boundaries are visible on the lidar data, but many appear to have been lost since the 1940s aerial photography.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped features: #79007 ; #79008 ; #79009 ]
SDV360208Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV24951Related to: Field boundary in wood north of Skerraton Down (Monument)
MDV24952Related to: Field system to the north-west of Wallaford Down (Monument)
MDV47940Related to: Quarry north of Larkham Wood, West Buckfastleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 23 2018 11:32AM

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