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| HER Number: | MDV74269 |
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| Name: | Field System on Speccott Moor |
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Summary
Enclosure of Speccott Moor in the late 17th/early 18th century
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 498 139 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS41SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Little Torrington |
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| Civil Parish | Merton |
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| Civil Parish | Peters Marland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LITTLE TORRINGTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MERTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETERS MARLAND |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of a section of trackway of possible medieval date, a field system dating from the late 17th or early 18th century and earthworks of an 18th century clay pit on Speccott Moor
Other References/Statuses
- Devon Record Office: DRO 96M Box 59/7
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Post Medieval to XVIII - 1540 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Possible field boundaries are visible as lines and marks on the Royal Air Force aerial photography.
Griffiths, D. M., 1983, Great Speccott (Worksheet). SDV340197.
A document of 1710 refers to 'all that one downe now divided comonly called...by the name of Speccott Down', implying enclosure in the late 17th/early 18th century. Other details: Merton Parish File.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV340197 | Worksheet: Griffiths, D. M.. 1983. Great Speccott. A4 Single Sheet. |
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11962 | Related to: Speccott Barton, Merton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2008 11:18AM |
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