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| HER Number: | MDV132305 |
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| Name: | Hollow way on Riddon Ridge |
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Summary
Two sections of a flat-bottomed hollow way measuring 4.2 metres wide and 1.9 metres deep.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 773 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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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 Monuments Record: SX67NE146
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 913392
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLLOW WAY (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(27/08/1992) SX 66627734 to SX 66037740. Two sections of hollow way ascend the eastern and western flanks of Riddon Ridge, south of the modern Postbridge to Widecombe road. The two sections, between SX 66627734 and SX 66457732, also SX 66087734 and SX 66037740 are flat bottomed and measure a maximum of 4.2m wide and 1.9m deep. They respect the boundaries of, and are therefore probably contemporary with, two areas of now abandoned fields (SX 67 NE 127 and 128). The latter contain ridge-and-furrow.
This route is probably the predecessor of the current Postbridge to Widecombe road.
These features were probably also used to channel water collected by the head dykes of the fields through which they passed. The water may have simply drained away at the foot of the slope or been fed into streamworkings flanking the Walla Brook.
For detailed 1:2500 plan see RCHME Riddon Ridge survey.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
Newman, P., 2008, Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV347061.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV347061 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2008. Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #135321 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 4 2022 4:14PM |
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