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Summary

An irregular stone walled enclosure of 3.5 hectares, having a straight SE side, the rest curvilinear with the SW part following the contours of a low spur. It is subdivided by a NW to SE bank which extends outside across moorland as part of a 'newtake'. The two parts are named 'Great Park' and ' Little Park' on the 1839 Tithe Award and the later whole was a woodland plantation in the later 19th century (Burnard, 1890), removed c. 1947 (1985 APP project) and replanted with conifer, now mature.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Remains of a field system with possible prehistoric origins in Dunnabridge Plantation

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67SW172
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 908274
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/299

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Unknown date)

Full description

Burnard, R., 1890, Dartmoor Pictorial Records, map (Article in Serial). SDV346960.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4427 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.

National Monuments Record, 1969 - 1976, NMR SX6373, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV234379.

Greeves, T. A. P., 1982, Dunnabridge Farm (Plan - measured). SDV266230.

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

Field system, of uncertain date, comprising a large walled enclosure with walls extending to SX 63207410 and to SX 63517387. There is a prehistoric enclosure contained within this system.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, N. V. Quinnell (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(13/06/1988) An irregular stone walled enclosure of 3.5 hectares, having a straight SE side, the rest curvilinear with the SW part following the contours of a low spur. It is subdivided by a NW to SE bank which extends outside across moorland as part of a 'newtake'.
The two parts are named 'Great Park' and ' Little Park' on the 1839 Tithe Award and the later whole was a woodland plantation in the later 19th century (Burnard, 1890), removed c. 1947 (1985 APP project) and replanted with conifer, now mature.
Greeves (1982) noted that its form suggested the possibility of a prehistoric origin. There is no other confirmatory evidence, (but see SX 67 SW 171).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7397 - Condition survey of Dunnabridge woodlands
• EDV7422 - Archaeological survey of Dunnabridge woodlands
• EDV8633 - Dunnabridge Farm, Duchy Farms Survey-Not finished
• EDV8639 - Princehall Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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