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| HER Number: | MDV26143 |
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| Name: | Fragments of field system 800 metres north-east of Deep Swincombe |
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Summary
Fragmentary remains of a bronze age field system lie in unenclosed moorland on the moderate north-facing slope of Down Ridge. Three irregular enclosures formed by stoney banks around 0.8 metres wide and 0.3 metres high are visible attached to the south side of the Venford Reave (MDV15078).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 648 722 |
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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
- SHINE: Part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system east of Down Ridge. Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age field system adjoining the Venford Reave, with numerous hut circles, enclosures, cairns and a later medieval field system
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW290
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1050151
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/334
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- FIELD SYSTEM (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6472, 3/71 (Aerial Photograph). SDV245616.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Open settlement visible, consisting of seven hut circles, including one incorporated into a wall at SX64807213. There are fragments of what may have been three other hut circles at SX64817211.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(13/06/1995) Centred SX 64887218. The fragmentary remains of a bronze age field system lie in unenclosed moorland on the moderate north-facing slope of Down Ridge 800 metres north-east of Deep Swincombe. Three irregular enclosures formed by stoney banks around 0.8 metres wide and 0.3 metres high are visible attached to the south side of the Venford Reave (MDV15078). There is no trace of any associated settlement. Antiquity Model surveyed at 1:10000.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV245616 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6472. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3/71. |
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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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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. S. A. J. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6346 | Related to: Hut Circle Settlement 550 metres to south-east of Swincombe, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV132406 | Related to: Tinworks on the north facing slope of Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV15078 | Related to: Venford Reave, Holne and Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 10 2022 1:40PM |
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