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Summary

Approximately 0.6 hectares of abandoned field system and traces of lazy beds lie at the foot of White Hill, immediately north of Yellowmead.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58SW161
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1159464

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (XVI to Early 20th Century - 1541 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
• LAZY BEDS (XVI to Early 20th Century - 1541 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.

(02/08/1998) Centred SX 53098286. Approximately 0.6ha of abandoned, probably post-medieval or later, field system containing lazy beds lie at the foot of White Hill immediately N of Yellowmead. The three small enclosures are bounded by a combination of substantial turf and stone banks and three leats that traverse the area. The fields appear to be too small to contain livestock and probably form a small garden. This is attested to by the presence of a well-defined patch of lazy beds, short ridges 1.5m to 2.0m wide and 0.2m high, in the S field.

Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.

(23/01/2001) This small field system remains as described.

Probert, S., 2007, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357728.

Probert, S., 2013, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357729.

Newman, P., 2019, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV363156.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
• EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

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