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| HER Number: | MDV132797 |
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| Name: | Ridge and Furrow on Chagford Common |
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Summary
An area of ridge and furrow covering 0.45 hectares. The ridges are 70 metres long, 2.5 metres wide and stand to a height of 0.2 metres.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 672 855 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE152
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 902169
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RIDGE AND FURROW (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. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/01/1992) Centred SX 67248557. Approximately 0.45 hectares of ridge and furrow on the E margin of Chagford Common 150m NNE of Frenchbeer Rock.
The ridges average 2.5m wide and survive to a maximum height of 0.2m. Their maximum length is 70m and the E extremities are truncated by the cornditch that marks the current edge of cultivation.
There is no cornditch enclosing these features.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. A. J. Probert. [Mapped feature: #137016 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV125126 | Related to: Abandoned field boundaries on Chagford Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 22 2022 1:46PM |
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