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| HER Number: | MDV26145 |
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| Name: | Peat cutting west of Hexworthy |
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Summary
Banked and ditched field system described in 1985 from aerial photos with peat cutting within it. Fieldwork in 1988 records these features comprising a banked and ditched field system are most probably the peat baulks within the shallow workings which are bounded on the W and N by a leat (SX 67 SW 132) and to the E by a reave (SX 67 SW 128).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 640 728 |
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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: SX67SW213
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 620022
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/336
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) FIELD SYSTEM? (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC to 1539 AD)
- PEAT CUTTING (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1983, SF2134, 0111-0116 (Aerial Photograph). SDV231262.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Banked and ditched field system visible with peat cutting within it.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(05/04/1988) The features depicted on the RCHM APU transcription (1985) comprising a banked and ditched field system are most probably the peat baulks within the shallow workings which are bounded on the W and N by a leat (SX 67 SW 132) and to the E by a reave (SX 67 SW 128).
(APs not available for inspection).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV231262 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1983. SF2134. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 0111-0116. |
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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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| 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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #14129 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54432 | Related to: Earthwork bank south-west of Sherberton Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 10 2022 12:52PM |
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