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Summary

Turf ties or field system on the s-facing slopes of brown heath above hook lake and stony bottom. A number of rectangular plots, the longer sides being n-s on the slope. They show as shallow depressions, and the ground surface is slightly different from that of the surrounding heath.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthwork remains of the early 20th century China Clay works at Redlake Mine and the associated railway, as well as prehistoric remains on Ugborough Moor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/4
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD? to 1880 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV164903.

Turf ties or field system on the s-facing slopes of Brown Heath above Hook Lake and Stony Bottom. A number of rectangular plots, the longer sides being north-south on the slope. They show as shallow depressions, and the ground surface is slightly different from that of the surrounding heath.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV164905.

Rowe, s. /perambulation of dartmoor/(1848)306.

Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 38 (Monograph). SDV320981.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley

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