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HER Number:MDV26954
Name:Medieval Field System surrounding Holwell Farm

Summary

Field system, comprising walled fields and ditched or banked boundaries surrounding Holwell visible on RAF 1945 aerial image at SX74107750. The field system extends between SX 7390 7786, SX 7385 7683 and SX 7462 7762. There is ridge and furrow around SX 7385 7745.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 742 773
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishManaton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMANATON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of prehistoric field system, medieval field system, deserted medieval settlement and enclosure, Holwell

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/245
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV291406.

Aph=raf 106g uk 879/7004(2/10/1945).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Field system, comprising walled fields and ditched or banked boundaries surrounding Holwell visible on RAF 1945 aerial image at SX74107750. The field system extends between SX 7390 7786, SX 7385 7683 and SX 7462 7762. There is ridge and furrow around SX 7385 7745.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV291406Aerial 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

MDV26977Related to: Field system on Holwell Lawn, Manaton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 23 2024 11:03AM