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| HER Number: | MDV20167 |
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| Name: | Earthworks in field north of Great Dunstone Farm, Widecombe |
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Summary
Vis=20/1/1983 (greeves, t. ). Several earthworks are visible in this field to the north of great dunstone farm. Two conspicuous mounds could be the sites of structures, the northernmost having stone on its eastern side. The southernmost mound has banks running east and south from it. A possible bank leads westward from the northern mound. There is another, lesser mound in the nw corner of the field. The site is under pasture.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 715 756 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/128
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EARTHWORK (Early Neolithic to Late Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV300474.
Des=worksheet. Vis=20/1/1983 (greeves, t. ). Several earthworks are visible in this field to the north of great dunstone farm. Two conspicuous mounds could be the sites of structures, the northernmost having stone on its eastern side. The southernmost mound has banks running east and south from it. A possible bank leads westward from the northern mound. There is another, lesser mound in the nw corner of the field. The site is under pasture.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Dcra widecombe survey(1979)vol ii 262. Des=tithe map(1843). Burrow lawn. Field no 894, arable land (tithe map). Vis=21/8/1979 (dcra). Pasture. Mound in the middle of the field. A section of wall about five paces long remains. Trees are growing on it (dcra).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF / NMR photos.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV300474 | Migrated Record: |
| 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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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 12:04PM |
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