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HER Number:MDV27515
Name:Field system with ridge and furrow north-west of Middlecot

Summary

Field system visible on 1940s aerial photograph with ridge and furrow to the south of the field. Still visible on modern aerial photographs.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 712 862
Map Sheet:SX78NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/88
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 1354 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.


Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.

Field system visible on the 1940s aerial photographs with ridge and furrow and recorded on map overlay.


GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Lines of the field system still discernible on the 2010 aerial photography, although the ridge and furrow is not distinguishable.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV224714Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1354.
SDV319854Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85753 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV27517Related to: Field system north of Batworthy (Monument)
MDV27516Related to: Reave with associated hut circles west of Middlecot (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 25 2015 12:08PM