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| HER Number: | MDV27375 |
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| Name: | Ridge and furrow east of Prewley Moor, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Six parcels of ridge and furrow visible on 1947 RAF aerial photographs at South Down. Considered for scheduling but refused due to no known associated settlement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 552 906 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOURTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of a coaxial field system thought to be Bronze Age in date south of Meldon preserved in the modern field layout
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX59SE144
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1408964
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/115
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SW/62
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 3371, 3372 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Large number of redundant field boundaries preserved within modern newtake system containing scrubland. Large block of ridge and furrow at SX 55359100. Further small blocks and individual fields at SX 55259010, SX 55359055, SX 55159055, SX 55059075.
Two small conjoined blocks of ridge and furrow at SX 5495 9036. One orientated east-west, the other north-east, south-west. Surviving on moorland within newtake system on Prewley Moor.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(-/-/2002) Considered under Monument Protection Programme, but not recommended for scheduling because of lack of currently known contemporary settlement.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV221887 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 3371, 3372. |
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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
| MDV27378 | Related to: Leat north of Shelstone Tor (Monument) |
| MDV27377 | Related to: Leat north of Vellake Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2023 9:53AM |
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