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| HER Number: | MDV26639 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries south-west of Heltor Rock, Bridford |
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Summary
Remains of a former field system visible on 1940s aerial photographs and on the ground as earthworks.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 794 868 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bridford |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of linear field boundaries possibly Prehistoric in date, south-west of Heltor Rock, Bridford
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/93
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Neolithic to Late Medieval - 3000 BC? to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 1341-1342 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP, SX78NE map overlay (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Five banks, probably the remains of a former field system, visible on 1947 aerial photographs amongst modern fields between SX79208670 and SX79658702. The boundaries include two L-shaped and three linear features.
Webb, R., 2005, Farm Environment Plan Surveyor Report (Correspondence). SDV321967.
(01/06/2005) A low linear earthwork bank at SX79308655 (approximate) extending east about halfway across the field to the southeast of Lower Westcott Farm may be a relict boundary from the field system.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1341-1342. |
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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. SX78NE map overlay. [Mapped feature: #130239 ] |
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| SDV321967 | Correspondence: Webb, R.. 2005. Farm Environment Plan Surveyor Report. Farm Environment Plan Surveyor Report. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 10 2021 9:10AM |
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