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HER Number:MDV125941
Name:Field system north-east of Boulters Tor

Summary

Originally identified from the 1964 aerial photographs, a series of banks that appear to represent field boundaries from a system that may date to the medieval or earlier period.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 529 782
Map Sheet:SX57NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork banks representing a possible medieval or earlier field system north-east of Boulters Tor and structural remains of smallholding buildings

Other References/Statuses

  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 BC? to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, F20/3373/3374 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.


Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Earthwork banks identified from the Royal Air Force 1947 aerial photograph, comprising a series of field boundaries east of smallholding known as Twist (MDV108041).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV282746Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). F20/3373/3374.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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. [Mapped feature: #118433 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV108041Related to: Smallholding known as Twist, north-east of Boulters Tor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 24 2019 3:01PM

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