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| HER Number: | MDV40211 |
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| Name: | Medieval field system on Wigford Down, Meavy |
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Summary
Banks and ditches of medieval date cut across the prehistoric field system on Wigford Down, associated with areas of ridge and furrow and two deserted medieval farm sites on the Down. Partly follows the Bronze Age parallel reave system in places.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 543 652 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NW33
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439093
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/120
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, 3239-40 (Aerial Photograph). SDV340833.
SX 539652. Traces of rectilinear fields visible on air photographs.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
'Field system' is depicted on map overlay (but not described) on 1985 aerial photograph project. No photograph reference given.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 78-80, Map 48.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Butler depicts banks and ditches of medieval date cutting across the earlier prehistoric field system on Wigford Down. This confuses the remains somewhat. These fields are probably associated with the two deserted longhouse sites on the Down.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Complex field system reasonably clearly visible on the aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2020, Wigford Down Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey (Report - Survey). SDV363780.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 78-80, Map 48.1. |
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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. |
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| SDV340833 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3239-40. |
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| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped features: #90645 ; #90646 ; #90647 ; #90648 ; #90649 ] |
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| SDV363780 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2020. Wigford Down Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12896 | Related to: Enclosure with huts circles on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV119826 | Related to: Hut circle in fields on northern side of Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV119827 | Related to: Hut circle in fields on northern side of Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV119821 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV119822 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV119823 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2340 | Related to: Hut circle on the north-east side of Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV2306 | Related to: Hut circle on Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV12897 | Related to: Hut circle on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2300 | Related to: Hut circle on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2305 | Related to: Hut circle on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV40207 | Related to: Hut circle on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV119828 | Related to: Hut circles on Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV12706 | Related to: Hut in field on north-east side of Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV2219 | Related to: Parallel reave system on Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV40206 | Related to: Pillow mound on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV28269 | Related to: Ridge and furrow on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV15010 | Related to: Wigford Down deserted medieval farm, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV15009 | Related to: Wigford Down medieval site, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8316 - Wigford Down PAL survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2021 11:48AM |
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