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HER Number:MDV128531
Name:Ridge and furrow on Holwell Down

Summary

Ridge and furrow visible on Holwell Down; recorded from the 1945 aerial photographs in 1985 project. Section on the west side of the area runs roughly east-west, while two sections south of the row of trial pits run south-east by north-west and south-west by north-east respectively.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 738 774
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishManaton
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMANATON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/879, 7004 (Aerial Photograph). SDV269537.

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

Ridge and furrow visible on Holwell Down; recorded from the 1945 aerial photographs in 1985 project. Section on the west side of the area runs roughly east-west, while two sections south of the row of trial pits run south-east by north-west and south-west by north-east respectively.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV269537Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/879. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 7004.
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: #126123 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV26821Related to: Line of trial pits on Holwell Down (Monument)
MDV26819Related to: Line of trial pits on Holwell Down (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 16 2020 2:30PM