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| HER Number: | MDV26626 |
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| Name: | Field system on Hingston Down, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
Field system visible on aerial images, including a large oval field at the core of the system. This field is bounded on the south-east by a lynchet with a drop of up to 1.5m north-west by south-east. The crest of this has been accentuated by boulders from recent clearance. At the southern side of the oval field there is a 2m wide pile of boulders.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 768 859 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of field system on Hingston Down of possible Medieval date including lynchets
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/80
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Neolithic to Late Medieval - 3000 BC (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1982, NMR SF2112, 1003 (Aerial Photograph). SDV345548.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Field system visible on aerial images on Hingston Down at SX 7690 8590.
McCrone, P., 1996, Letter to SMR (Correspondence). SDV280344.
(27/09/1996) Field system on Hingston Down. The oval field at the core of this system is bounded on south-east by a lynchet with a drop of up to 1.5m north-west by south-east. The crest of this has been accentuated by boulders from recent clearance. At the southern side of the oval field there is a 2m wide pile of boulders.
Griffith, F. M., 21/12/1986, DAP/HH, 7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350012.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV280344 | Correspondence: McCrone, P.. 1996. Letter to SMR. Letter. Digital. |
| 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. [Mapped feature: #141454 ] |
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| SDV345548 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1982. NMR SF2112. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1003. |
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| SDV350012 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 21/12/1986. DAP/HH. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 7. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77075 | Related to: Budleigh farmstead, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
| MDV8293 | Related to: Enclosure south-west of Hingston Rocks (Monument) |
| MDV8335 | Related to: Field system east of South Kingwell, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
| MDV59906 | Related to: South Kingwell farmstead, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 17 2023 9:53AM |
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