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| HER Number: | MDV25063 |
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| Name: | Ridge and furrow on Lynch Common |
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Summary
Four fields containing ridge and furrow within field system on Lynch Common were identified from 1946 aerial photograph in 1985 project. Lidar data shows these to extend further than previously indicated.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 552 661 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a field system on Lynch Common thought to be medieval or post-medieval in date, as well as Bronze Age hut circle and enclosure remains
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/388
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1190, 3263 (Aerial Photograph). SDV163731.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Four fields containing ridge and furrow visible on aerial photographs within field system crf: SX56NE/209 on Lynch Common. Comprising:
1) block of three rectangular fields at SX 5523 6635. One containing east-west, the other two north-west south-east ridge and furrow. Total area of block approximately 4.5 hectares.
2) trapezoidal field containing north-south ridge and furrow at SX 5545 6600. Area approximately 7 hectares.
3) fragment of north-east, south-west ridge and furrow at SX 5515 6626. Area approximately 0.25 hectares.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.
Larger area of ridge and furrow visible on the lidar data than was depicted from the 1940s aerials in the 1985 project.
Newman, P., 2022, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey (Report - Survey). SDV365490.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV163731 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3263. |
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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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| SDV365447 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140797 ] |
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| SDV365490 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2022. Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25065 | Related to: ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV12723 | Related to: Field system on Lynch Common (Monument) |
| MDV131003 | Related to: Field system on Ringmoor Down (Monument) |
| MDV25062 | Related to: HUT CIRCLE in the Parish of Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV25064 | Related to: HUT CIRCLE in the Parish of Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV28548 | Related to: Probable hut circle north-west of New Park, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV25066 | Related to: Three areas of ridge and furrow on Ringmoor Down (Monument) |
| MDV131004 | Related to: Tin working on Lynch Common and Ringmoor Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8917 - Survey of the archaeological features on Ringmoor Down
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 20 2023 2:10PM |
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