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HER Number:MDV5916
Name:FIELD SYSTEM in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Enclosure wall and field system. Not included in 1955 spooner/ dixon report. New discovery. Site no.10c in bellever plantation, bellever tor settlement (with sketch map) in dnp field report.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 649 767
Map Sheet:SX67NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/53/1
  • Old SAM Ref: 28689

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

ADAS, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV248035.

Vis=14/2/1995 (adas). Des=adas record sheet/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV248039.

Des=rchm field investigation. Bellever/(17/9/1993)/survey in smr.

Dartmoor National Park Authority + Forestry Commission + Dartmoor Preservation Association, 1976, Conservation of Ancient Monuments. The Report of a Working Party (Report - non-specific). SDV248248.

Enclosure wall and field system. Not included in 1955 spooner/ dixon report. New discovery. Site no.10c in bellever plantation, bellever tor settlement (with sketch map) in dnp field report.
Vis=-/-/1976 (turner) enclosure wall linking hut-circles 1c 4c 5c 6c 7c 8c and 9c. Not investigated, has been planted over.
Trees would be removed from the line of the walls at the next thinning. A decision on replanting was deferred.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144278. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(08/07/1997) Part of irregular aggregate field system forming part of a prehistoric stone hut circle settlement north of Bellever Tor. Irregular aggregate field system.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV248035Report - Survey: ADAS.
SDV248039Migrated Record:
SDV248248Report - non-specific: Dartmoor National Park Authority + Forestry Commission + Dartmoor Preservation Association. 1976. Conservation of Ancient Monuments. The Report of a Working Party. Dartmoor National Park Authority Field Report. A4 Bound.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144278..

Associated Monuments

MDV52774Part of: Bronze Age Settlement to north of Bellever Tor (Monument)
MDV5919Related to: Hut circle 480 metres north-east of Bellever Tor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
  • EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
  • EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Oct 17 2022 8:45AM