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| HER Number: | MDV54398 |
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| Name: | Field boundary south-east of Brimpts Farm |
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Summary
A redundant field boundary consisting of a ruinous drystone wall positioned on a low stoney bank may indicate reuse of part of a parallel reave system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 669 736 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE150
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619703
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/521
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Early 20th Century - 2200 BC? (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(02/11/1988) A redundant field boundary is depicted on the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England Arial Photograph Project transcription (1985), between SX66897365 and SX66957378. It consists of a ruinous drystone wall positioned on a low stony bank on gently sloping north-east facing pasture.
May represent an element of a parallel reave system re-utilised in the Medieval or Post Medieval periods.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6030 | Related to: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8634 - Brimpts Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 28 2022 11:23AM |
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