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HER Number: | MDV125126 |
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Name: | Abandoned field boundaries on Chagford Common |
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Summary
Approximately 6.7 hectares of abandoned enclosures, some containing ridge and furrow, on open moorland east and south-east of Middle Tor. The enclosures are bounded by corn ditches comprising earth and stone banks 1.4 metres to 1.8 metres wide and up to 0.9 metres high with external ditches between 1.0 metres and 2.0 metres wide and a maximum of 0.45 metres deep. About 1.9 hectares of the enclosed area is covered by narrow ridge and furrow. The ridges are generally 1.8 metres to 2.5 metres wide and remain up to 0.25 metres high.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 669 858 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Chagford |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE162
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 902366
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/01/1992) Centred SX 67008577. Approximately 6.7 hectares of abandoned enclosures, some containing ridge and furrow, on open moorland east and south-east of Middle Tor.
The enclosures are bounded by corn ditches comprising earth and stone banks 1.4 metres to 1.8 metres wide and up to 0.9 metres high with external ditches between 1.0 metres and 2.0 metres wide and a maximum of 0.45 metres deep. About 1.9 hectares of the enclosed area is covered by narrow ridge and furrow. The ridges are generally 1.8 metres to 2.5 metres wide and remain up to 0.25 metres high.
These enclosures do not represent a single phase of cultivation but they do illustrate the gradual process of medieval and later expansion into more marginal areas and the subsequent contraction.
Elements of a poorly-defined parallel reave system (SX 68 NE 146) are visible within the area occupied by these enclosures. They are largely ignored though one reave has been incorporated into a corn ditch boundary between SX 66848567 and SX 66898578.
An area of unenclosed ridge and furrow (SX 68 NE 152) lies immediately south-east of these former fields.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. A. J. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV125125 | Related to: Leat east of Middle Tor (Monument) |
MDV6115 | Related to: Reave system on Thornworthy Down, Chagford (Monument) |
MDV132797 | Related to: Ridge and Furrow on Chagford Common (Monument) |
MDV125122 | Related to: Streamworks north-east Thornworthy Tor (Monument) |
MDV48014 | Related to: Teign Divider reave on Chagford Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | Jan 9 2024 2:50PM |
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