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| HER Number: | MDV26467 |
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| Name: | Abandoned enclosures formerly part of Laughter Hole Farm |
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Summary
A group of abandoned enclosures formerly part of Laughter Hole Farm. Most of the field boundaries shown were removed during the construction of Forestry Commission tracks in the eastern part of this area. Trees covering a surviving S-shaped boundary forming the western edge of the field system were being thinned at the time of field investigation precluding any survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 658 764 |
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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: SX67NE219
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 891027
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/251
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2461-2463 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Series of banks showing up 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.
(20/10/1993) Centred SX 65807643. The remains of two, possibly three, former fields are depicted on the RCHME APU Transcription (1985) immediately north of the enclosed land belonging to Laughter Hole Farm.
Most of the field boundaries shown were removed during the construction of Forestry Commission tracks in the eastern part of this area. Trees covering a surviving S-shaped boundary forming the western edge of the field system were being thinned at the time of field investigation precluding any survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2461-2463. |
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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: 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
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 4 2022 12:11PM |
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