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| HER Number: | MDV131845 |
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| Name: | Field system remains on High Down, Lydford |
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Summary
Approximately 60 hectares of abandoned field system containing traces of narrow ridge and furrow lie on the crest and south-facing slope of High Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 528 851 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1404593
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX58NW54
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(09/11/2004) Centred SX 52808512. Approximately 60 hectares of abandoned field system containing traces of narrow ridge and furrow lie on the crest and south-facing slope of High Down. The fields are laid out in the semblance of a grid and are bounded by turf and stone banks around 2.0m wide and remaining a maximum of 0.9m high. Within the fields are traces of narrow ridging 3.0m wide and a maximum of 0.15m high. This ridging is pierced by later mining remains (1404588) and parts of both ridging and field boundaries have been effaced by later activities.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #133743 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27352 | Related to: FIELD BOUNDARY in the Parish of Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV27320 | Related to: Field system south of Nodden Gate (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 2 2021 10:11AM |
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