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| HER Number: | MDV7486 |
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| Name: | Fields named Higher and Lower Burrows, Kingshead |
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Summary
Field names on the 1843 Tithe Map here are possibly suggestive of a former barrow, or rabbit berry. Boulders at bottom of field indicating clearance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 713 773 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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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: SX77NW/58
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/58/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Pre) to 1899 AD (Pre))
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Pre) to 1899 AD (Pre))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments, 1843, plots 620-21 (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Field no 620, Higher Burrows, arable land.
Field no 621, Lower Burrows, arable land.
French, H., 1963, Field Names in Widecombe in the Moor, 159 (Article in Serial). SDV340274.
Higher and Lower Burrows occur on Kingshead.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Vol II, 397-398 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
(14/08/1979) [397] Grass. Ridge at the top end of the field, stretching for about 30 yards. Large boulders at the bottom of the field. Field boundary with 621 has gone. Name possibly indicative of a former barrow, or rabbit berry.
(14/08/1979) [398] Part of 620 now. Boulders at bottom of field indicating clearance name possibly indicative of a former barrow, or rabbit berry.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF 1946 photos.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| 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 II, 397-398. |
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| SDV340274 | Article in Serial: French, H.. 1963. Field Names in Widecombe in the Moor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 95. A5 Hardback. 159. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. 1843, plots 620-21. [Mapped feature: #137150 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7552 | Related to: Deserted medieval site at Coombe, Widecombe (Monument) |
| MDV26863 | Related to: Former field boundaries, Kingshead (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 29 2022 9:30AM |
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