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| HER Number: | MDV102273 |
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| Name: | Post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage earthworks to the south of Higher Waytown, Parkham |
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Summary
Narrow ridge and furrow, probably created for post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage, is visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs dating from the 1940s to the 1970s, to south of Higher Waytown, Parkham.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 368 227 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS32SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Parkham |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PARKHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1978 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5085-5086 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
Narrow ridge and furrow earthworks are visible.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1967, MAL/67007, NMR RAF MAL/67007 111-112 08-FEB-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349066.
Narrow ridge and furrow earthworks are visible.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1967, MAL/67008, NMR RAF/MAL/67008 113-114 13-FEB-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349067.
Narrow ridge and furrow earthworks are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Narrow ridge and furrow earthworks, probably created for post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage, is visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the 1960s, to the south of Higher Waytown, Parkham.
The earthworks are orientated roughly north-east to south-west, across a small irregularly shaped field immediately to the south of Higher Waytown, covering an area of almost one hectare. They are most recently visible on aerial photographs of 1967, after which they cannot be clearly seen.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349066 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1967. MAL/67007. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF MAL/67007 111-112 08-FEB-1967. |
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| SDV349067 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1967. MAL/67008. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/MAL/67008 113-114 13-FEB-1967. |
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| SDV349143 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5085-5086 19-APR-1946. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 10 2012 5:33PM |
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