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| HER Number: | MDV27873 |
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| Name: | Field system north of Shaptor Rock |
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Summary
Fragments of a field system visible on aerial photographs. Possibly related to the lynchets visible in the field to the north. Not visible on later aerial photography due to increased tree cover.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 809 809 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of lynchets and associated field system possible Iron Age in date, north of Shaptor Rocks
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SW/76
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Neolithic to Late Medieval - 3000 BC to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4340 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Fragments of a field system visible on 1947 aerial photograph of Shaptor Down.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4340. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. [Mapped feature: #85908 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV9334 | Related to: Faint lynchets north of Shaptor Rock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 19 2017 10:10AM |
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