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| HER Number: | MDV26172 |
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| Name: | RIDGE AND FURROW in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Two fields of ridge and furrow in the northern part of field system SX67NE/189. The ridge and furrow may be more extensive extending northwards into a forested area. The ridge and furrow is visible on a RAF 1946 aerial at SX 6596 7569, but according to the 1954 1:10,560 scale Ordnance Survey map these fields are now forested. In the eastern part the ridge and furrow is overlapped by a field boundary.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 659 756 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/156
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1307-1308 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Two fields of ridge and furrow in the northern part of field system SX67NE/189. The ridge and furrow may be more extensive extending northwards into a forested area. The ridge and furrow is visible on a RAF 1946 aerial at SX 6596 7569, but according to the 1954 1:10,560 scale Ordnance Survey map these fields are now forested. In the eastern part the ridge and furrow is overlapped by a field boundary.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1307-1308. |
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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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2023 2:03PM |
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