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| HER Number: | MDV25977 |
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| Name: | Cultivation ridges north-west of Moorlands Farm |
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Summary
This small unenclosed plot of linear ridges and parallel ditches is situated on the floodplain of the West Dart River. It measures approximately 30m by 19m and contains ten c 1.5m wide, 0.3m high ridges with their associated but irregularly-spaced and silted ditches. It may have been a small spade-dug cultivation plot or, more probably it could be the remains of a C19th/C20th ?trial tree plantation.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 620 737 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW92
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 909922
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/192
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CULTIVATION MARKS (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4428 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
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.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(14/01/1988) This small unenclosed plot of linear ridges and parallel ditches is situated on the floodplain of the West Dart River. It measures approximately 30m by 19m and contains ten c 1.5m wide, 0.3m high ridges with their associated but irregularly-spaced and silted ditches.
It may have been a small spade-dug cultivation plot or, more probably it could be the remains of a C19th/C20th ?trial tree plantation.
A similar, enclosed, plot lies at SX 62607460 to the north of Prince Hall farmstead.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4428. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #137803 ] |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25979 | Related to: Wall north-west of Moorlands Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8631 - Moorlands Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 8 2022 11:49AM |
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