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| HER Number: | MDV6717 |
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| Name: | Field System on Chagford Common opposite Metherall |
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Summary
The remains of field boundaries opposite Metherall are all that survive of a once extensive field system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 674 838 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE83
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443883
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/130
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD? (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF 58/6399, 019-20 (Aerial Photograph). SDV225229.
Remains of two field boundaries (probably Medieval) at SX 674839.
Cocks, J. V. S., 1974-1977, Fernworthy, Dartmoor, 204 (Article in Serial). SDV258202.
Near the heath stone is a small series of fields and reaves which run into the now planted area of Lowton.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, Map 25 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
Site visit 14th June 1999. Considered under the Monument Protection programme. This fragment of a once more extensive field system is visually impressive but too little survives to be considered of national importance.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. Map 25. |
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| SDV225229 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF 58/6399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 019-20. |
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| SDV258202 | Article in Serial: Cocks, J. V. S.. 1974-1977. Fernworthy, Dartmoor. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 33. Unknown. 204. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27746 | Related to: Leat south of Metherall, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 4 2023 2:55PM |
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