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| HER Number: | MDV54491 |
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| Name: | Boundary south of Langridge Field |
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Summary
Several sections of an apparently unfinished boundary running south-west from the head of Stonetor Brook towards the North Teign River. Largely consists of a bank occasionally revetted on its south-east face, it measures 1.5m wide and up to 0.8m high. Traces of a flat bottomed ditch 0.6m wide and 0.3m deep lie adjacent to the south-east side. Resembles a cornditch but is probably an 18th or 19th feature perhaps contemporary with Langridge Field (SX 68 NW 23).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 643 852 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NW52
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 903743
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/132
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY (Constructed, XVII to XIX - 1700 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(02/05/1990) SX 6449 8533 to SX 6412 8508. Within Langridge Newtake several sections of an apparently unfinished boundary run south-west from the head of Stonetor Brook towards the North Teign River.
Largely consisting of a bank occasionally revetted on its south-east face it measures 1.5m wide and up to 0.8m high. Traces of a flat bottomed ditch 0.6m wide and 0.3m deep lie adjacent to the south-east side.
It resembles a cornditch in appearance but is probably an 18th or 19th feature perhaps contemporary with Langridge Field (SX 68 NW 23).
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144052 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(1997) Length of boundary wall running over Long Ridge. Length of historic walling overlying an earlier reave. The surviving boundary is 2m wide and 0.8m high and the associated ditch, which lies to s of bank, is 1.2m wide and 0.7m deep.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 188, fig 37.3. (Monograph). SDV219155.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 188, fig 37.3.. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144052. |
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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. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4396 | Related to: Fragmentary remains of an enclosure within settlement south-west of Stonetor Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6529 | Related to: Langridge Field, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV29123 | Related to: Shovel Down reave system (west), Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8652 - Langridge Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 29 2023 2:44PM |
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