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| HER Number: | MDV15731 |
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| Name: | Medieval field system on Easdon Down |
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Summary
A number of the boundaries on the down appear to be medieval or rebuilt prehistoric features. Also areas of cultivation visible, comprising ridge and furrow and lynchets.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 732 822 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walling of Bronze Age parallel reave system on Easdon Down and fossilised in the surrounding fields
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/96
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gawne, E., 1970, Field Patterns in Widecombe Parish and the Forest of Dartmoor, 62 (Article in Serial). SDV238056.
SX7360 8260 Strip lynchets on Easdon Down: they are as massive as those at Challacombe.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Extensive field system visible on aerial photographs of Easdon Down.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 156-7, Map 22.1 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Butler depicts the field system on Easdon Down and indicates which of the boundaries are re-built prehistoric banks or those dating to the medieval or later period. Map object based on this source.
GetMapping, 2010, GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV351585.
Visible on the aerial photographs. Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV238056 | Article in Serial: Gawne, E.. 1970. Field Patterns in Widecombe Parish and the Forest of Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 102. A5 Hardback. 62. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 156-7, Map 22.1. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV351585 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2010. GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs. Getmapping. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27002 | Related to: Hut circle on Easdon Down (Monument) |
| MDV48021 | Related to: Reave system on Easdon Down (Monument) |
| MDV26988 | Related to: Ridge and furrow within fields on Easdon Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7411 - North Bovey Woodlands archaeological survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2017 3:37PM |
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