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| HER Number: | MDV27514 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries north-east of Woodtown farm |
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Summary
Area between Woodtown and the woods to the north-east shows a number of lost field boundaries. Depicted on the historic maps and partially visible on aerial photographs / lidar data, the fields have been opened up in modern times with a number of boundaries lost.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 718 868 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of potentially medieval field boundaries north-east of Woodtown Farm, Chagford
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/87
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Neolithic to Late Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 1354 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The Tithe Map shows a number of field boundaries to the north-east of Woodtown still in existence.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
By the later 19th century, most of the field subdivisions shown on the Tithe Map have been removed.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Bank visible on 1947 aerial photograph running from SX71840 86947 to SX 71784 86854, oriented north-east by south-west.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV359177.
Some of the old boundaries are visible on the lidar data; others have been obscured by an early 20th century boundary running from SX71783 86852 to SX71719 86715.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1354. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. [Mapped features: #85751 ; #85752 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77354 | Related to: Woodtown farmstead, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2017 11:54AM |
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