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HER Number:MDV27679
Name:RIDGE AND FURROW in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Areas of ridge and furrow which cut across the reaves of system SX67NE/256, and also do not conform to the field pattern of the enclosed in which they are in, though they do end at two banks within this area. Visible on RAF 1945 aerial image at SX 6700 7578.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 670 757
Map Sheet:SX67NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/257
  • Old SAM Ref: 28733

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV244886.

Des=ancient monuments/(2000). Vis=est -/-/2000 (ancient monuments) appears to lie within scheduled area sam 28733 'two irregular aggregate field systems with associated settlements, part of a coaxial field system, boundary stones and historic fields on riddon ridge' (am).

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2459-60 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

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

Areas of ridge and furrow which cut across the reaves of system SX67NE/256, and also do not conform to the field pattern of the enclosed in which they are in, though they do end at two banks within this area. Visible on RAF 1945 aerial image at SX 6700 7578.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169268Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2459-60.
SDV244886Migrated Record:
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: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Jul 25 2023 4:44PM