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| HER Number: | MDV8777 |
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| Name: | Field system on Vogwell Down |
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Summary
Vegetation marks of a rectangular field system visible on aerial photographs. May be Bronze Age as appears to be a continuation of the reave system on nearby Cripdon Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 722 811 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78SW58
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445698
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/48
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC? to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4352-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Cropmarks of a rectangular field system at SX723811
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, 3038 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950-1980, SX78SW58 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV304113.
SX723811. Vegetation marks of a rectangular field system.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Field system visible on 1946 Royal Air Force aerial photograph of Vogwell Down with a possible enclosure or small semicircular field on the edge of farmland at SX72208140.
Fleming, A., 1988, The Dartmoor Reaves: Investigating Prehistoric Land Divisions, 50-1, fig 28 (Monograph). SDV229071.
The cropmark here have been identified as sections of reaves aligned west-north-west by east-south-east. (These appear to be a continuation of the reaves on Cripdon Down, MDV48019).
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4352-3. |
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| SDV229071 | Monograph: Fleming, A.. 1988. The Dartmoor Reaves: Investigating Prehistoric Land Divisions. The Dartmoor Reaves: Investigating Prehistoric Land Divisions. Hardback Volume. 50-1, fig 28. |
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| SDV304113 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950-1980. SX78SW58. Oakford Archaeology. Card Index. |
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| 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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #108867 ] |
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| SDV352344 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3038. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8718 | Related to: Hut circle north of Vogwell Down (Monument) |
| MDV8719 | Related to: Hut circle north of Vogwell Down (Monument) |
| MDV8720 | Related to: Hut circle north of Vogwell Down (Monument) |
| MDV26687 | Related to: Reave system on the north side of Cripdon Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 18 2021 11:36AM |
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