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| HER Number: | MDV25367 |
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| Name: | Field system east of Mel Tor, Widecombe |
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Summary
Series of mostly linear former field boundaries to the east of Mel Tor visible on the lidar data, some of which were recorded from 1940s aerial images in 1985 project. Line of the main rectilinear field appears to respect the enclosure boundary of MDV6453 so may be contemporary.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 694 726 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/286
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/289
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC? (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2376-2377 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Bank running east-west from Mel Tor at SX 6937 7257 to SX 6945 7258 for a length of 100m. Visible on 1946 RAF aerial photograph.
Possible enclosure, incomplete and less than 0.1 hectare in area vsible on 1946 RAF aerial at SX 6946 7253. Close to enclosure SX67SE/67.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.
Extent of the field boundaries as seen on the lidar data appear more extensive than the 1985 project indicated and the possible enclosure recorded then appears to be the southern corner of a rectilinear field west of the settlement (huts and enclosure) MDV6453. North-south line of a former field aligns with the field boundary at SX 6947 7269.
Line of the main rectilinear field appears to respect the enclosure boundary of MDV6453 so may be contemporary.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2376-2377. |
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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: #141270 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6453 | Part of: Settlement east of Mel Tor (Monument) |
| MDV25368 | Related to: Bank north of Meltor Wood (Monument) |
| MDV26251 | Related to: Hut circle 180m east of Mel Tor, Widecombe (Monument) |
| MDV26252 | Related to: Hut circle east of Mel Tor, Widecombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 25 2023 12:24PM |
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