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| HER Number: | MDV19732 |
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| Name: | Knowstone Inner Moor Field System |
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Summary
Field system and cultivation lines visible on Knowstone Inner Moor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 837 217 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS82SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Knowstone |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KNOWSTONE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS82SW/36
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, 1842, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV20321.
The boundary of enclosed land at the time of the Tithe Map is the same as the present day. The area is described as coarse pasture, but paid no tithes or rent. It was 66 hectares in extent.
Road Construction Unit, 1975, North Devon Link Road 2, 7989-7991, 8010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV343300.
Knowstone Inner Moor field system is similar to that on Hares Down. Fields tend to be larger, banks perhaps less well preserved. Cultivation lines visible within the fields, possibly ridge and furrow, generally on a rough north/south alignment. There is a sharp division between the unenclosed moorland (on which these fields lie) and the enclosed fields.
Weddell, P. J., 1983, Field Systems on Hares Down and Knowstone Inner and Outer Moor (Worksheet). SDV339075.
The line of the preferred route of North Devon Link Road Stage 2 runs through the south of this area. In this area, the fields were not in evidence to the west of the road. There has been more disturbance on this side of the moor in the form of quarrying. Details in the North Devon Link Road 2 Archive.
Eardley-Wilmot, H., 1983, Knowstone Inner Moor (Worksheet). SDV339076.
Field system and other earthwork features noted.
Weddell, P. J., 1983, North Devon Link Road (Aerial Photograph). SDV339072.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV20321 | Cartographic: Unknown. 1842. Tithe Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV339072 | Aerial Photograph: Weddell, P. J.. 1983. North Devon Link Road. Slide. Slide. |
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| SDV339075 | Worksheet: Weddell, P. J.. 1983. Field Systems on Hares Down and Knowstone Inner and Outer Moor. A4 Single Sheet. |
| SDV339076 | Worksheet: Eardley-Wilmot, H.. 1983. Knowstone Inner Moor. A4 Single Sheet. |
| SDV343300 | Aerial Photograph: Road Construction Unit. 1975. North Devon Link Road 2. North Devon Link Road. Unknown. 7989-7991, 8010. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV30538 | Parent of: Bank on Knowstone Inner Moor (Monument) |
| MDV30542 | Parent of: Banks and ditches at Knowstone Inner Moor (Monument) |
| MDV20214 | Parent of: Hollow way at Knowstone Inner Moor (Monument) |
| MDV20212 | Parent of: Ridge and Furrow on Knowstone Inner Moor (Monument) |
| MDV19733 | Related to: Fields around Little Comfort Farm (Monument) |
| MDV19731 | Related to: Hares Down Field System (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 27 2015 3:26PM |
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