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| HER Number: | MDV24952 |
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| Name: | Field system to the north-west of Wallaford Down |
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Summary
At least three boundaries running north-east by south-west with probable ridge and furrow in between.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 702 662 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a probable medieval field system consisting of field banks and ridge and furrow north-east of Lambs Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/117
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 4267-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
The long boundary banks identified by the 1985 Project appear more like trackways than field boundaries; these have been left off the polygon. Further potential fields to the south-east (see related record).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Field system extending from SX7012 6644 to SX7095 6561. Comprises three banks which roughly follow the contours. Two cross each other. Two further short banks cross at right angles one of the longer banks extends over 1200 metres.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
At least three boundaries are visible on the lidar data running north-east by south-west with probable ridge and furrow in between (on same alignment).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4267-8. |
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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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV24951 | Related to: Field boundary in wood north of Skerraton Down (Monument) |
| MDV119730 | Related to: Field system on Wallaford Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 11 2017 2:46PM |
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