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| HER Number: | MDV28567 |
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| Name: | FIELD SYSTEM in the Parish of Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Vis=3/9/1980 (os). Much of the north slope at the end of the saddlesborough spur is heavily strewn with stone but within one hectare, there appears to be an attempt at clearance, or the defining of boundaries, which was subsequently abandoned. Three or four isolated lengths of walling are aligned with the slope but they are widely spaced and form no cohesive pattern. They vary in length from 10m to 30m and average 1m wide and 0.4m high, using large stones but no orthostats, at a distance of 20m they merge with the surrounding clitter. The walls are relatively insignificant but are presumably associated with the local settlements (os).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 559 633 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE138
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439501
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/337
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 3000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX56SE138 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV142799.
(03/09/1980). Much of the north slope at the end of the Saddlesborough spur is heavily strewn with stone but within one hectare, centred at SX 55906335, there appears to be an attempt at clearance, or the defining of boundaries, which was subsequently abandoned.
Three or four isolated lengths of walling are aligned with the slope but they are widely spaced and form no cohesive pattern. They vary in length from 10.0m. to 30.0m. and average 1.0m. wide and 0.4m. high, using large stones but no orthostats. At a distance of 20.0m. they merge with the surrounding clitter.
The walls are relatively insignificant but are presumably associated with the local settlements SX 56 SE 88 to 92 etc.
Area demarcated on field sheet.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded by in project.
Fletcher, M. + Probert, S., 1998, Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV343481.
(03/12/1997)
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV142799 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX56SE138. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| 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. |
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| SDV343481 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Probert, S.. 1998. Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4967 - Shaugh Moor Survey (1997-1998)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 24 2021 11:14AM |
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