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| HER Number: | MDV27802 |
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| Name: | Field system east of Rook Tor |
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Summary
Field system extends to SX60956155 and then to SX60826196. It incorporates a deserted medieval settlement and is close to an opencast mine. Includes area of ridge and furrow, and it has absorbed an enclosure with hut circles at its northern end.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 607 616 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/164
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 3056 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP, Overlay depicts field system (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Field system extends to SX60956155 and then to SX60826196. It incorporates a deserted medieval settlement and is close to an opencast mine. Includes an area of ridge and furrow in the northernmost field (running north-south), and it has absorbed an enclosure with hut circles in the same field at the northern end of the field system.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147533 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3056. |
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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. Overlay depicts field system. [Mapped feature: #85884 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4339 | Related to: Ford Barn Deserted Medieval Settlement, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4338 | Related to: Ford Waste settlement, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV131227 | Related to: Hut circle within southern enclosure north of Ford Waste, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV131228 | Related to: Hut circle within southern enclosure north of Ford Waste, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV27803 | Related to: Small opencast mines at East Rook Gate (Monument) |
| MDV45135 | Related to: Southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 5 2021 12:32PM |
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