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HER Number:MDV26853
Name:Ridge and furrow on Dunstone Down

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
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

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

SDV300197Aerial Photograph:
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments

MDV7542Related to: Dunstone Down Field System (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 9 2023 12:12PM