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| HER Number: | MDV20494 |
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| Name: | Cultivation ridges north of Hartland Tor |
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Summary
Situated on fairly steep E-facing slopes of rough pasture, is an area of ridge and furrow about 1 ha in extent. It is very weathered but just discernible, the furrows being about 7m apart and the ridges up to 0.1m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 644 804 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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: Earthwork remains of part of the Bronze Age parallel reave system as well as medieval ridge and furrow and leat supplying Hartyland Farm
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW79
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 621599
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/97
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255678.
Des=greeves, t. /middle merripit survey drawing/(-/2/1983) in parish file. Area of very broad ridge and furrow. Of medieval/post-medieval date (greeves).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV255680.
Des=brewer, d. /letter(7/12/1988)in parish file. Vis=-/12/1988 (brewer) this may date from napoleonic period. Possibly relates to potato planting for starch production by some people called hullett (brewer).
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4364-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Largely spaced ridge and furrow visible on 1947 RAF aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, I. S. Sainsbury (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/07/1989) SX 6440 8048. Situated about 380m OD, on fairly steep E-facing slopes of rough pasture, is an area of ridge and furrow about 1 ha in extent. It is very weathered but just discernible, the furrows being about 7m apart and the ridges up to 0.1m high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4364-5. |
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| SDV255678 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV255680 | 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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. I. S. Sainsbury. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19552 | Related to: Cultivation ridges north of Hartland Tor (Monument) |
| MDV15081 | Related to: Hartland Reaves; Stannon Reave system (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8648 - Middle Merripit Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 10 2022 10:10AM |
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