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HER Number:MDV28268
Name:Remants of a field system south-east of Parson's Wood, Meavy

Summary

Frangments of old field boundaries visible on the 1946 Royal Air Force aerial photograph at SX 5480 6665.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 547 667
Map Sheet:SX56NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishMeavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMEAVEY

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of a field system on Lynch Common thought to be medieval or post-medieval in date, as well as Bronze Age hut circle and enclosure remains

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/120

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Late Neolithic to Late Medieval - 3000 BC to 1539 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV267674.

Aph=raf 106g uk 1190/3235-3242(27/2/1946).

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

Frangments of old field boundaries visible on the 1946 Royal Air Force aerial photograph at SX 5480 6665.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV267674Aerial Photograph:
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

MDV12723Related to: Field system on Lynch Common (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
  • EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
  • EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:Aug 14 2023 3:06PM