The following registered ancient monuments are within or close to the Widecombe Parish. A task for 2000 (one of many!!) will be to provide photographs of each of these monuments.

ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS ACT 1979 LIST OF SCHEDULED MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1987

Parish	County No	Monument title	Grid Ref.
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	337	Hut 700yds (640m) NW of Sharp Tor	SX 682 735
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	352	Burial chamber on Blackslade Down	SX 734 755
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	353	Hut circle at Tunhill Rocks	SX 732 758
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	369	Five barrows on Hamel Down	SX 705 799 SX 705 795
(Manaton)			SX 706 792 SX 706 791 SX 706 790
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	510	Site of deserted village at Blackaton	SX 697 783 SX 698 783
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	529	Yar Tor stone row and adjacent cist	SX 680 747- SX 681 739
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	530	Cairn on Corndon Tor	SX 685 742
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	531	Cairns N of Corndon Tor	SX 686 747 SX 685 747
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	532	Hut circles SE of Yar Tor	SX 681 736 SX 682 736 SX 684 735
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	533	Enclosure and fields N of Yar Tor	SX 677 746
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	534	Ouldsbroom Cross	SX 684 735
Widecombe-in-the- Moor (Buckland-in-the- Moor)	614	Lizwell Bridge	SX 712 741
	758	Hut circles and field systems E of MeI Tor	SX 695 725
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	820	Seven Lords' Lands round barrow	SX 741 762
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	855	Hut circles E of Pritton	SX 723 786 SX 724 787
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	856	Hut circles on Bonehill Down	SX 730 784 SX 725 783
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	857	Hut circles on Hedge Down	SX 732 785 SX 733 785
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	858	Hut circles E of Southway	SX 730 766 SX 729 766
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	861	Hamel Down Cross	SX 704 801
Widecombe-in-the- Moor	891	Two hut circles N of Lower Blackaton	SX 694 787
Widecombe-in-the-Moor	1007	Two cairns on Cator Common	SX 680 783 SX 674 779
Widecombe-in-the-Moor	1028	Blackaton Ball tin mill	SX 688 781
Widecombe-in-the-Moor	149	Pound at Newbridge	SX 714 713
Widecombe-in-the-Moor	262	Foale's Arrishes, huts and fields, Blackslade Down	SX 738 759
Widecombe-in-the-Moor	284	Hameldown Beacon Barrow	SX 708 789
Widecombe-in-the-Moor	29785	Kiln Site in field	SX 717 771

 

1. Section 1 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 requires the Secretary of State to compile and maintain a schedule of monuments. Once included in the Schedule the monuments are protected under the terms of the Act.

2 . For monuments situated in England the Secretary of State is required to supply the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (otherwise known as English Heritage) with a list of such monuments as are currently included in the Schedule. The list may cover the whole of England or be supplied in sections covering particular areas.

3. On receipt of a list from the Secretary of State, English Heritage must publish it. English Heritage must also, from time to time, publish any amendments which it receives from the Secretary of State.

4. Section IA(3) of the 1979 Act, as inserted by the National Heritage Act 1983, provides that any list published by English Heritage, together with-any published amendment, shall be evidence that the monuments listed are for the time being included in the Schedule.

5. This publication lists all the monuments in the above county included in the Schedule by the Secretary of State as at 31 December 1987.

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