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HER Number:MDV26246
Name:Field and field boundaries south of Rowbrook, Widecombe

Summary

One field and two field boundaries extending from the fields south of Rawbrook Farm. The irregularly shaped field is at SX 6850 7222 and the two boundaries are at SX 6834 7234, which extends into a present enclosed field, and at SX 6832 7229. Visible on the 1977 NMR aerial photo.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 683 722
Map Sheet:SX67SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Earthworks of an extensive area of prehistoric remains including complex field system, numerous hut circles, enclosures and cairns, overlain by medieval remains including Vaghill Warren, farmsteads and a large field syste
  • SHINE: Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Earthworks of an extensive area of prehistoric remains including complex field system, numerous hut circles, enclosures and cairns, overlain by medieval remains including Vaghill Warren, farmsteads and a large field syste

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: MDV26482
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/242
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/416
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC? (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
  • FIELD (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1977, NMR SX6772/1, 80-84 (Aerial Photograph). SDV296293.

National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6672/1, 80-84 (Aerial Photograph). SDV244382.

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

SX 6841 7222 One field and two field boundaries extending from the fields south of Rawbrook Farm. The irregularly shaped field is at SX 6850 7222 and the two boundaries are at SX 6834 7234, which extends into a present enclosed field, and at SX 6832 7229. Visible on the 1977 NMR aerial photo.

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

Large irregular shaped enclosure visible on NMR 1977 aerial at SX 6850 7222.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV244382Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6672/1. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 80-84.
SDV296293Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. NMR SX6772/1. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 80-84.
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. [Mapped feature: #141273 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV28604Related to: Ruined building north of Luckey Tor, Widecombe in the Moor (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8827 - Survey of Mel Tor Wood

Date Last Edited:Sep 25 2023 1:48PM

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