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| HER Number: | MDV135158 |
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| Name: | Field system on Meldon Common, Chagford |
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Summary
Undated field boundaries, probably largely of medieval date but with possible prehistoric antecedents, are visible as earthworks on the southern part of Meldon Common, Chagford parish. The banks are clearly identifiable on images derived from lidar data.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 696 858 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC? (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV161 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Undated field system on the southern side of Meldon Common.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Field boundary banks are visible as earthworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV161. [Mapped feature: #142993 ] |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6186 | Related to: Field boundary banks on Meldon Common, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2024 10:19AM |
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