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| HER Number: | MDV14273 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Field System on Beacon Hill, Lundy |
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Summary
Extensive system of small rectilinear fields, accompanied by circular stone-walled huts, on summit of Beacon Hill. Probably Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 132 442 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS14SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lundy |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LUNDY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS14SW/17/1
- Old SAM Ref: 30351
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS14NW/SW40
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS14NW/SW40 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV344035.
Possible low field boundary running north-east where it seems to be dissected by the cemetery ditch.
Thomas, C.+ Fowler, P.+ Gardner, K., 1969, Lundy, 1969, 139, 142 (Article in Serial). SDV344016.
Previous work has shown that an extensive system of small rectilinear fields, accompanied by circular stone-walled huts, more or less covers the whole area of the summit.
Thomas, C.+ Fowler, P.+ Gardner, K., 1969, Untitled Source, 17 (Article in Serial). SDV7117.
Lynchet south of cemetery trenched in 1969, 2.5 feet high by 16 feet wide. Originally a low drystone granite wall.
National Trust, 1989, Lundy, Devon. Vol. One, 94 (Report - Survey). SDV1275.
In the same area as the hut circle a low field boundary runs north-east, where it seems to be dissected by the cemetery ditch, before continuing across the field behind. It is presumably a simple element of the network of fieldbanks which spread throughout the area. Other details: 101,116.
Thomas, C., 1991, Beacon Hill Re-visited: A Reassessment of the 1969 Excavations, 45 (Article in Monograph). SDV344031.
Survey of remains of early field banks and hut circles south and west of Beacon Hill showed that at least one former lynchet bank ran underneath the centre of the burial ground.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1998, Chapel Remains, Cemetery and Prehistoric Settlement on Beacon Hill, Lundy (Schedule Document). SDV344021.
National Trust, 2002, The Archaeology and Landscape of Lundy: A Field Guide (Monograph). SDV7235.
English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West, 117 (Report - non-specific). SDV342694.
Extensive significant problems. Principal vulnerability animal burrowing.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1275 | Report - Survey: National Trust. 1989. Lundy, Devon. Vol. One. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. 1. A4 Stapled + Digital. 94. |
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| SDV342694 | Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2009. Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West. English Heritage Report. A4 Bound +Digital. 117. |
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| SDV344016 | Article in Serial: Thomas, C.+ Fowler, P.+ Gardner, K.. 1969. Lundy, 1969. Current Archaeology. 2, Issue 16. Photocopy + Digital. 139, 142. |
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| SDV344021 | Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1998. Chapel Remains, Cemetery and Prehistoric Settlement on Beacon Hill, Lundy. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #81195 ] |
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| SDV344031 | Article in Monograph: Thomas, C.. 1991. Beacon Hill Re-visited: A Reassessment of the 1969 Excavations. Lundy Field Society Annual Report. Photocopy + Digital. 45. |
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| SDV344035 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS14NW/SW40. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV7117 | Article in Serial: Thomas, C.+ Fowler, P.+ Gardner, K.. 1969. Lundy Field Society Annual Report. 20. Unknown. 17. |
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| SDV7235 | Monograph: National Trust. 2002. The Archaeology and Landscape of Lundy: A Field Guide. The Archaeology and Landscape of Lundy: A Field Guide. A5 Paperback. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV69236 | Parent of: Hut Circle on Beacon Hill, Lundy (Monument) |
| MDV69237 | Parent of: Hut Circle on Beacon Hill, Lundy (Monument) |
| MDV69238 | Parent of: Hut Circle on Beacon Hill, Lundy (Monument) |
| MDV45887 | Parent of: Hut Circle, Beacon Hill, Lundy (Monument) |
| MDV34 | Related to: Beacon Hill Prehistoric Settlement, Lundy (Monument) |
| MDV33 | Related to: Dark Age Cemetery on Beacon Hill, Lundy (Monument) |
| MDV14281 | Related to: FIELD SYSTEM in the Parish of Lundy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 18 2010 3:16PM |
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