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| HER Number: | MDV58437 |
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| Name: | Hemstone Field System associated with settlement in Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Remains of stone walls of 1.0 metres wide by up to 0.6 metres high forming the much truncated remnants of a field system associated with a hut circle settlement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 648 837 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/3/11
- Old SAM Ref: 28674
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., 144147 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visit 28th April 1997. Field system forming part of an unenclosed hut circle settlement. Remains of three stone walls together forming the much truncated remnants of a field system. The walls are composed of large orthostats, some of which are edge set. The walls are up to 0.6 metres high and average 1 metre wide.
Newman, P., 2013, Fernworthy Forest Sites Survey (Un-published). SDV351708.
Newman, P., 2013, The Archaeology of Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor, Devon, 35 (Report - Survey). SDV351784.
A remnant of field wall runs north-north-west to south-south-east with a hut attahced on the east side.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Hut circles and remants of walls marked.
English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England, 1017986 (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330 metres north east of Hemstone Rocks
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 144147. |
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| SDV351708 | Un-published: Newman, P.. 2013. Fernworthy Forest Sites Survey. Digital. |
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| SDV351784 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2013. The Archaeology of Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor, Devon. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital + A4. 35. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96067 ] |
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| SDV355683 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2014. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Website. 1017986. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6731 | Related to: Hemstone South Hut Circle Settlement in Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6738 | Related to: Hut circle in Hemstone South settlement in Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6203 - Archaeological Survey of Fernworthy Forest
- EDV7389 - Fernworthy Forest condition survey 1996
- EDV7410 - Fernworthy Forest condition survey 1992
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 5 2023 10:35AM |
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