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| HER Number: | MDV12795 |
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| Name: | Strip fields north of the Colly Brook, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Unusually large 23 hectares of Medieval or later field system, apparently associated with Little Godsworthy Farm and Wedlake, now incorporated in larger fields and being denuded by occasional ploughing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 531 776 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of 23 hectares of medieval or later strip fields north of Colly Brook and streamworking remains
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NW70
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439919
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/86
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRIP FIELD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
- STRIP LYNCHET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV232205.
Osa=sx57nw70. (18/10/1980) An unusually large, 23.0 ha, Medieval or later field system, apparently associated with Little Godsworthy Farm and Wedlake, now incorporated in larger fields and being denuded by occasional ploughing.
It evidently originated as strip fields about 12.0m. wide aligned with a fairly steep N to S slope, which Because there is a gentle shelving to the W has resulted in lynchets on that side. They are unimpressive on the ground, all rather spread and generally 0.3m. exceptionally 0.6m. (See ground photograph).
Area delineated on OS 6".
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV232206.
Aph=f65 58 raf 6399 044 2 july 1964. Vegetation marks of strip lynchets with rounded ends (os).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV232207.
Aph=nmr sx5378/1/214-216(20/5/1977).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV232208.
Des=griffith, f. M. /as above(26/8/1986).
Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV677.
Vis=24/8/1986 (griffith) the traces of these fields can still be clearly seen. Since they run up the hill the term 'strip fields' seems more appropriate than 'lynchet'. Some of the boundaries survive as hedgebanks in the modern field pattern.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Large number of north-south on modern agricultural to the north of the Colly Brook. Western limit of lynchetted fields SX 52677766 approximately. Eastern limit of lynchetted fields SX 53707750.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(1995) CONSIDERED UNDER MPP BUT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR SCHEDULING BECAUSE FIELD SYSTEM REMAINS IN USE (GERRARD).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV232205 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV232206 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV232207 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV232208 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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| SDV677 | Report - Survey: Griffith, F. M.. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8667 - Survey of tinworks along the Colly Brook
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 3 2021 10:45AM |
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