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| HER Number: | MDV29850 |
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| Name: | EARTHWORK in the Parish of Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
Great burrows, field no 1665, arable land (tithe map). Vis=20/6/1979 (dcra). Grass. Earthwork/barrow. This field is next to long close break where a ridge marked on the os 6" map has been completely ploughed out. There are double walls between the road and the field and a triangular waste piece in a corner of the field, suggesting a surplus of stones (dcra).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 694 743 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/130
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EARTHWORK? (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments, (1843) (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial, (1954) (Cartographic). SDV352727.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Vol I, 205. (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Great Burrows, field No. 1665, arable land (Tithe Map).
(20/06/1979) Grass. Earthwork/barrow. This field is next to Long Close Break where a ridge marked on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch map has been completely ploughed out. There are double walls between the road and the field and a triangular waste piece in a corner of the field, suggesting a surplus of stones.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. Vol I, 205.. |
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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. (1954). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. (1843). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27680 | Related to: Fossilized reave system around Corndon Ford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 23 2022 10:54AM |
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