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| HER Number: | MDV25306 |
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| Name: | Agricultural cropmark, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A superficial agricultural cropmark visible on the west-facing slopes south of Shaugh Prior village on aerial photographs of 1946 was previously interpreted as evidence of a lynchet. The mark is non-archaeological in origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 538 629 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/98
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) LYNCHET (Unknown date)
- NON ANTIQUITY (World War II to Mid 20th Century - 1945 AD to 1946 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3235-3236 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Dark linear cropmarks are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1190, 3236 (Aerial Photograph). SDV163731.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
East-west lynchet crossing two fields, in farmland to the south of Shaugh Prior (1946 aerial photograph).
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(1995) Considered under the MPP but not recommended for Scheduling.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A cropmark up to 4m wide is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 crossing contours of the west-facing slopes south of Shaugh Prior village for circa 175m.
The mark was previously interpreted as evidence of a lynchet. However, the mark does not correspond with any identifiable earthwork features and its cross-contour alignment is not compatible with an interpretation as a lynchet.
The cropmark is interpreted as superficial in character and agricultural, not archaeological in origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV163731 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3236. |
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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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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2021. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123833 ] |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3235-3236 27-FEB-1946. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 19 2023 10:05AM |
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