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| HER Number: | MDV26465 |
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| Name: | Alleged field system in forest east of Riddon Ridge |
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Summary
A field system was recorded at this location from 1940s aerial photograph but could not be located during field investigation.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 655 766 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE218
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 891003
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/249
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM? (Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 BC to 1750 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2462-2463 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Series of banks, possibly a large agglomerated enclosure, rather than fields. They are only faintly visible as apparent vegetation marks on the 1946 RAF aerial photograph in an area marked as woodland on the 1954 1:10560 OS map.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(20/10/1994) Centred SX 65557662. The RCHME APU Transcription (1985) depicts a hut circle and an irregular field system on the tip of the ridge leading north from Laughter Tor some 650m south of Bellever Farm.
Tree felling was in progress at the time of investigation; the ground was obscured by branches and logs.
An extensive search of this area failed to reveal any archaeological features. The area is covered in brash and has been deeply rutted during extraction of the conifer crop and thus any slight remains would be almost impossible to see.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(27/01/1998) Considered under MPP, but an extensive search of this area failed to reveal any archaeological features. The area is covered in brash and has been deeply rutted during extraction of the conifer crop and thus any slight remains would be almost impossible to see.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2462-2463. |
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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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26452 | Related to: Alleged hut in forest east of Riddon Ridge (Monument) |
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
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 4 2022 12:06PM |
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