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| HER Number: | MDV20676 |
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| Name: | Ruined building on Down Ridge, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Small ruined building on Down Ridge of 5.8 metres by 5.18 metres with fireplace built in to the thickness of the wall. Attached to a field system of small and irregular enclosures
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 658 721 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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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: Part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system east of Down Ridge. Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age field system adjoining the Venford Reave, with numerous hut circles, enclosures, cairns and a later medieval field system
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/199
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Small square building shown on 19th century map.
Haynes, R. G., 1966-1969, Ruined Sites on Dartmoor, 35 Plan (Un-published). SDV150434.
Visited on 25th March 1967. Ruined building on Down Ridge. A small single room house 5.8 metres by 5.18 metres, with fireplace built in to the thickness of the wall. Attached to a field system of small and irregular enclosures.
National Monument Record, 1977, SX6672/3, 166-170 (Aerial Photograph). SDV144287.
Photograph taken on 19th May 1977.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on 1977 NMR aerial.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1991, Duchy of Cornwall Enclosed Farmland Project: Archaeological Survey and Evaluation Dartmoor infill areas, map (Report - Survey). SDV364202.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 1995-1997?, Royal Commission Survey on Down Ridge (Report - Survey). SDV363196.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144287 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX6672/3. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 166-170. |
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| SDV150434 | Un-published: Haynes, R. G.. 1966-1969. Ruined Sites on Dartmoor. Ruined Sites on Dartmoor. Manuscript + Digital. 35 Plan. [Mapped feature: #113487 ] |
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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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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51555 | Related to: Trough shown on historic maps, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 19 2024 4:08PM |
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