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| HER Number: | MDV8335 |
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| Name: | Field system east of South Kingwell, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
Remains of a field system identified visible from aerial photographs. Visited in 1982, low rubble banks, some 1.5m. wide and 0.3m. high, indicating fields 20m by 40m were recorded, which might be Prehistoric in date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 772 862 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of lynchets south of Doccombe Cross, possibly prehistoric
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78NE25
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445416
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/53
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 1344 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 3299-3300 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
Remains of lynchets visible at SX 772863.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1982, SX78NE25 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV296131.
(04/01/1982) The 2.2 hectare pasture field at SX 772863 contains traces of low rubble banks, some 1.5m. wide and 0.3m. high, indicating fields 20m. by 40m. which might be prehistoric.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Four lynchets visible and recorded.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV221887 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 3299-3300. |
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| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1344. |
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| SDV296131 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1982. SX78NE25. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #111780 ] |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26626 | Related to: Field system on Hingston Down, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 17 2023 9:41AM |
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