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| HER Number: | MDV126774 |
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| Name: | Field system north-west of Blackalder Tor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A field system of possible Bronze Age to Iron Age date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as predominantly north-east to south-west aligned earthwork banks, on the previously south-west facing slopes to the north-west of Blackalder Tor. The earthwork banks have been destroyed by the expansion of quarries associated with Lee Moor Clay Works.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 566 617 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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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
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3255-3256 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Linear banks are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5661 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The earthwork banks have been destroyed by the expansion of quarries associated with Lee Moor Clay Works.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Linear banks up to circa 3m wide and 130m long are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as north-east to south-west aligned and north-west to south-east earthworks on the south-west facing slopes to the north-west of Blackalder Tor.
The banks appear to define a rectilinear system of relict enclosures or fields that do not have any relationship with the surrounding more irregular field pattern, which is probably of medieval origin.
The earthworks are interpreted as the remains of a field system of probable Bronze Age to Iron Age date. They might be associated with a hut circle visible within the system (MDV2568).
The earthwork banks have been destroyed by the expansion of quarries associated with Lee Moor Clay Works.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3255-3256 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #122585 ] |
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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5661 01-JUN-2002. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 30 2019 4:39PM |
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