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| HER Number: | MDV63874 |
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| Name: | Former Field Boundary, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Relict field boundary features excavated to reveal a 30 metre stone alignment, several banks, ditches and a cluster of stones
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 583 937 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/210
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (XVII to XIX - 1700 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
English Heritage: Central Excavation Unit, 1987, Okehampton By-pass: Field Survey, 15, 81-86 (Report - Survey). SDV256098.
Relict field boundary features including a 30 metre stone alignment, several banks and ditches and a cluster of stones.
Wessex Archaeology, 2001, Okehampton Camp Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Earthwork Survey, 12, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV360511.
A small excavation by English Heritage provided no dating evidence but it was believed to date from between the dispalement and the construction of enclosures in the late 18th or early 19th centuries.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV256098 | Report - Survey: English Heritage: Central Excavation Unit. 1987. Okehampton By-pass: Field Survey. English Heritage. 15, 81-86. |
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| SDV360511 | Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2001. Okehampton Camp Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Earthwork Survey. Wessex Archaeology Report. 50171. A4 Comb Bound. 12, Appendix 1. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV3474 - Earthwork survey of Okehampton Castle and Park
- EDV8007 - Okehampton Camp Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment and Earthwork Survey (Ref: 50171.01)
- EDV8550 - Excavations related to the construction of the A30 Okehampton by-pass
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 16 2021 9:20AM |
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