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| HER Number: | MDV25325 |
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| Name: | Field system on Hanger Down |
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Summary
This field system consists of various field boundaries across the moor; whether they are all related to each other is unclear. Fields at the north-western end are triangular in shape. The field system may include reave SX65NW/99 in the south. Visible on 1946 Royal Air Force and 1979 National Monuments Record aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 624 582 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of an extensive Prehistoric to Medieval field system on Hanger Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441296
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX65NW25
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/153
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1135-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Fleming, A., 1978, The Dartmoor Reaves, 119 (Article in Monograph). SDV244362.
(Centred SX 623587) Hanger Down reave system (shown on map; see illustration card).
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 269-283 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
This field system extends from SX62885774, in the south-east, to SX62005876 in the north-west. This field system consists of various field boundaries across the moor; whether they are all related to each other is unclear. Fields at the north-western end are triangular in shape. The field system may include reave SX65NW/99 in the south. Visible on 1946 Royla Air Force and 1979 National Monuments Record aerial photographs.
Bray, L. + Crabb, A., 2017, Updated Field Information for HER (Cartographic). SDV246102.
Updated polygon area after April 2017 visit identified existing boundaries to the south of Hanger Down.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1135-6. |
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| SDV172921 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 269-283. |
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| SDV244362 | Article in Monograph: Fleming, A.. 1978. The Dartmoor Reaves. Early Land Allotment in the British Isles. Unknown. 119. |
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| SDV246102 | Cartographic: Bray, L. + Crabb, A.. 2017. Updated Field Information for HER. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV125800 | Related to: Boundary bank 480 metres east-south-east of Sherrell Farm, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV27206 | Related to: Ditch or boundary east of Sherrell Farm, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV125801 | Related to: Enclosure bank east-south-east of Sherrell Farm, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV125867 | Related to: Field system remains on the northern part of Hanger Down (Monument) |
| MDV125864 | Related to: Hut circle on far northern edge of Hanger Down (Monument) |
| MDV125866 | Related to: Hut circle on Hanger Down (Monument) |
| MDV125865 | Related to: Hut circle on northern part of Hanger Down (Monument) |
| MDV27663 | Related to: Prehistoric settlement 550 metres east of Sherrell Farm, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV125799 | Related to: Small mound 500 metres east of Sherrell Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 17 2021 9:05AM |
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