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HER Number:MDV25146
Name:Ditches in woods west of Amberley Farm

Summary

Three ditches running roughly east-west in the woodland south-west of Ausewell Farm are thought to be associated with the prehistoric field system MDV25145.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 737 706
Map Sheet:SX77SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishAshburton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHBURTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Probable Bronze field system with enclosure and hut circles east of Ausewell Wood

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/129/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2383 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Three ditches running roughly east-west in the woodland south-west of Ausewell Farm are thought to be associated with the prehistoric field system MDV25145.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169268Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2383.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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. [Mapped features: #129905 ; #129906 ; #129907 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV25145Part of: Field system on Ausewell Common (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 23 2021 12:11PM