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HER Number:MDV25151
Name:Ridge and Furrow on Pudsham Down

Summary

Ridge and furrow on Pudsham Down. Several large abandoned fields, delineated by substantive banks with ditches, enclose areas of ridge and furrow.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 727 747
Map Sheet:SX77SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBuckland in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKLAND IN THE MOOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Remains of a Bronze Age reave system fossilised in the fields west of Ruddycleave; part of a wider system that preserves potential links to nearby prehistoric reave systems

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/132
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1315 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist worksheets, worksheet and sketch plan (Worksheet). SDV345904.

24/4/1985 Small area of ridge and furrow visible with walled and banked boundary. For further details of ridge and furrow see worksheet and sketch plan.

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

Small area of ridge and furrow visible with walled and banked boundary.

Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 51, fig 17 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.

Ridge and furrow on Pudsham Down. Several large abandoned fields, delineated by substantive banks with ditches, enclose areas of ridge and furrow.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169268Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1315.
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.
SDV345904Worksheet: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist worksheets. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. worksheet and sketch plan.
SDV359145Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 51, fig 17.

Associated Monuments

MDV25161Related to: Field system south-east of Scobitor Farm, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument)
MDV25154Related to: Reave and ditch on Pudsham Down, Buckland in the Moor (Monument)
MDV26805Related to: Ridge and furrow on Blackslade Down (Monument)
MDV25156Related to: Ridge and furrow on Pudsham Down (Monument)
MDV112774Related to: Small abandoned enclosures on western area of Pudsham Down (Monument)
MDV25155Related to: Wall/lane on Pudsham Down (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
  • EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey
  • EDV8953 - Buckland in the Moor parish checklist site visits

Date Last Edited:Sep 12 2023 2:12PM