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| HER Number: | MDV26853 |
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| Name: | Ridge and furrow on Dunstone Down |
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Summary
Ridge and furrow visible on 1979 aerial photograph in field where parallel reave system is swallowed by (and possibly fossilized within) walled fields.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 709 755 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of extensive abandoned Medieval field system with well-preserved ridge and furrow on southern Hamel Down and extending to meet Prehistoric parallel reave system with hut circles on Dunstone Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/209
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV300197.
Aph=nmr sf1459/36(1/3/1979).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Ridge and furrow visible on 1979 aerial photograph in field where parallel reave system is swallowed by (and possibly fossilized within) walled fields.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV300197 | Aerial Photograph: |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV7542 | Related to: Dunstone Down Field System (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 9 2023 12:12PM |
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