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| HER Number: | MDV120219 |
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| Name: | Field system in Parkland Plantation |
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Summary
Prehistoric field system in area north of Parkland Farm, consisting of three rectangular fields with walls suggesting other possible subdivisions further to the west. Recorded in 1996 woodland survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 592 621 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Berry, N. + Simmonds, T., 1996, An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961), 35, NW40 (Report - Survey). SDV360518.
SX5920 6213 - Field System.
Series of well-preserved field walls of characteristically prehistoric configuration, located within the boundary of what appears on the 1890 6 inch Ordnance Survey map sheet as Parkland Plantation, and it is likely that this is responsible for its excellent state of preservation. Its principal axis correlate with and continue the alignment of field boundaries to the north, north-west and east of Parkland. Three rectangular fields are clearly visible on the ground from the pattern of walls running north-west by south-east, with other alignments suggesting possible subdivisions further to the west. This suggests that the pattern of modern field boundaries to the north and east of Parkland preserve the basic shape of a much larger field system extending south and east of Parkland for over half a kilometre.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360518 | Report - Survey: Berry, N. + Simmonds, T.. 1996. An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961). Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 35, NW40. [Mapped feature: #79456 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV120214 | Related to: Earthwork in field west of Parkland Farm (Monument) |
| MDV28566 | Related to: Enclosure in settlement east of Cholwich Town Waste (Monument) |
| MDV79185 | Related to: Hut circle settlement east of Cholwich Town China Clay Works (Monument) |
| MDV79188 | Related to: Hut circle settlement east of Cholwich Town China Clay Works (Monument) |
| MDV79189 | Related to: Settlement site east of Cholwich Town China Clay Works (Monument) |
| MDV120218 | Related to: Wall north-west of Parkland Farm (Monument) |
| MDV120223 | Related to: Wall south-east of Parkland Farm (Monument) |
| MDV120220 | Related to: Walls north of Parkland Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7444 - Survey of Newpark Waste and Boro, Erme and Wistmans Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2017 12:17PM |
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