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| HER Number: | MDV15619 |
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| Name: | Field system around Dunnabridge Farm |
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Summary
The field system around dunnabridge farm is possibly a fossilized pattern of common fields of medieval date. Several fields have the element 'ware' in their names, which is apparently connected with open fields (gawne) (see sx67sw/98/1 for history of open field system at dunnabridge).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 641 744 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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
- SHINE: Field system surrounding Dunnabridge Pound Farm, likely to be medieval in origin, with area of ridge and furrow and two quarries related to the building of the Ashburton to Tavistock road, as well as sections of leat to the north
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/105
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV278983.
Gawne, e. /tda/102(1971)55,56 fig.3/field patterns in widecombe parish. The field system around dunnabridge farm is possibly a fossilized pattern of common fields of medieval date. Several fields have the element 'ware' in their names, which is apparently connected with open fields (gawne) (see sx67sw/98/1 for history of open field system at dunnabridge).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV278984.
Aph=nmr sf1509/199(26/4/1979).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Walled field system visible between SX 6370 7398 and SX 6459 7488 with extensive ridge and furrow around SX 6390 7440 and SX 6420 7460.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV278983 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV278984 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22080 | Related to: Dunnabridge Farm (Monument) |
| MDV78078 | Related to: Dunnabridge Pound Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6272 | Related to: Dunnabridge Pound, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV25983 | Related to: FIELD SYSTEM in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV25967 | Related to: Leat on east bank of the Cherry Brook (Monument) |
| MDV25972 | Related to: Quarry west of Dunnabridge (Monument) |
| MDV54423 | Related to: Ridge and furrow west of Dunnabridge Pound Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7397 - Condition survey of Dunnabridge woodlands
- EDV7422 - Archaeological survey of Dunnabridge woodlands
- EDV8633 - Dunnabridge Farm, Duchy Farms Survey-Not finished
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8638 - Dunnabridge Common, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8661 - Dunnabridge Pound Farm and Pound, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 11:51AM |
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