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| HER Number: | MDV12445 |
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| Name: | Sheepwash Field System |
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Summary
A remarkably well preserved example of a medieval open field system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 487 058 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS40NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepwash |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPWASH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS40NE/9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, 1839, Sheepwash (Cartographic). SDV338719.
Ordnance Survey, 1906, 51NE (Cartographic). SDV335798.
Field system shown.
Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV166087.
Weddell, P. J., 1990, An Archaeological Assessment of the SWW Highampton to Torrington Water Main, 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV6193.
System consists of 2 separate groups of narrow elongated fields, each c.15m wide, aligned N-S and covering c.12ha. A remarkably well preserved example of a medieval open field system. The dispersed nature of the holdings was still reflected in c19 Tithe Apportionment.
Griffith, F. M., 1990, DAP/TC, 7-10 (Aerial Photograph). SDV338720.
Goodyear, R. I., 1990, Sheepwash Field System (Worksheet). SDV338717.
South of Sheepwash is a group of fields with 'South Common' names. Other details: Map.
Gent, T. H., 1997, Archaeological Recording of a SWEB Cable Trench at Sheepwash (Report - Watching Brief). SDV338718.
In 1997 a trench was excavated for an electric cable along almost the entire length of 3 fields comprising one of the strips. The lower field lies in the floodplain of the river Torridge with no indication of cultivation + only minimal cultivation appeared to have taken place in the 2 northern fields.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166087 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV335798 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 51NE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV338717 | Worksheet: Goodyear, R. I.. 1990. Sheepwash Field System. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV338718 | Report - Watching Brief: Gent, T. H.. 1997. Archaeological Recording of a SWEB Cable Trench at Sheepwash. Exeter Archaeology Report. 97.23. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV338719 | Cartographic: Unknown. 1839. Sheepwash. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV338720 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1990. DAP/TC. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 7-10. |
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| SDV6193 | Report - Assessment: Weddell, P. J.. 1990. An Archaeological Assessment of the SWW Highampton to Torrington Water Main. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 90.19. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 13 2007 1:59PM |
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