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HER Number:MDV76188
Name:Terraced Fields Above Threequarter Wall Bay

Summary

A complex of terraced fields, to the south-east of Widow's Tenement enclosure, which extends down the slope of the cliff above Threequarterwall Bay.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 137 466
Map Sheet:SS14NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLundy
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishLUNDY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old SAM Ref: 30357

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

National Trust, 1996, Compressed Site Reports, Lundy, 108058-66 (Un-published). SDV344008.

Lynchets and cairns forming part of an area of cultivation associated with a longhouse.


Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1998, The Widow's Tenement Medieval Settlement and Prehistoric Settlement Sites, Lundy (Schedule Document). SDV6930.

A complex of terraced fields, 100 metres to the south-east of Widow's Tenement enclosure, which extends down the slope of the cliff above Threequarterwall Bay. Includes a medival longhouse.


English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West, 118 (Report - non-specific). SDV342694.

Generally satisfactory but with significant localised problems. Principal vulnerability plant growth.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342694Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2009. Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West. English Heritage Report. A4 Bound +Digital. 118.
SDV344008Un-published: National Trust. 1996. Compressed Site Reports, Lundy. National Trust Sites and Monuments Record. A4 Grip Bound. 108058-66.
SDV6930Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1998. The Widow's Tenement Medieval Settlement and Prehistoric Settlement Sites, Lundy. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. [Mapped feature: #103219 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV68147Parent of: CAIRN in the Parish of Lundy (Monument)
MDV68153Parent of: CAIRN in the Parish of Lundy (Monument)
MDV68154Parent of: CAIRN in the Parish of Lundy (Monument)
MDV68149Parent of: LYNCHET in the Parish of Lundy (Monument)
MDV68150Parent of: LYNCHET in the Parish of Lundy (Monument)
MDV68151Parent of: LYNCHET in the Parish of Lundy (Monument)
MDV68152Related to: Building to east of Longhouse above Threequarter Wall Bay (Monument)
MDV45968Related to: Longhouse above Threequater Wall Bay, Lundy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 11 2010 12:07PM