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| HER Number: | MDV132153 |
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| Name: | Field system west of the Black-a-ven Brook |
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Summary
The fragmentary remains of a prehistoric field system on a plateau overlooking the left bank of the Black-a-ven Brook. Three low stony banks around 1.4m wide and 0.4m high delineate at least four former enclosures.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 568 917 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX59SE124
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1395909
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- FIELD SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (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.
(28/01/2004) Centred SX56789178. The fragmentary remains of a prehistoric field system on a stony plateau overlooking the left bank of the Black-a-ven Brook. Three low stony banks around 1.4m wide and 0.4m high delineate at least four former enclosures though none are completely preserved. There is no evidence of any contemporary settlement.
The western edge of the field system is overlain by another of medieval origin.
Wessex Archaeology, 2010, Okehampton Range, Dartmoor Training Area, Devon: archaeological monument condition survey (Report - Survey). SDV364223.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 06/12/2021 (Website). SDV364039.
NRHE record description includes: Visible on aerial over an area of 8.0 hectares (citing F4458 RAF/8609/69 20-Feb-1968).
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: #134659 ] |
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| SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 06/12/2021. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128700 | Related to: Field system on Longstone Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV5572 | Related to: Hut Settlement on Longstone Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 6 2021 12:44PM |
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