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HER Number:MDV26161
Name:Ridge and furrow on Corndon Down

Summary

Six fields of ridge and furrow contained within the parallel reave system SX67NE/49 visible on NMR 1977 aerial at SX 6855 7590. Maybe some of the fields are superimposed on the reave system.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 683 756
Map Sheet:SX67NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/142

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV295137.

Aph=nmr sx6875/1/99-108(19/5/1977).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV295138.

Aph=nmr sx6875/4/117-125(14/4/1977).

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

Six fields of ridge and furrow contained within the parallel reave system SX67NE/49 visible on NMR 1977 aerial at SX 6855 7590. Maybe some of the fields are superimposed on the reave system.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV295137Aerial Photograph:
SDV295138Aerial Photograph:
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments

MDV6030Related to: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument)
MDV128749Related to: Enclosure in reave system south of Lower Cator (Monument)
MDV79711Related to: Hut in enclosure south of Lower Cator (Monument)
MDV26188Related to: Ridge and furrow (Monument)
MDV26166Related to: Ridge and furrow on Corndon Down (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
  • EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey

Date Last Edited:Jul 24 2023 1:59PM