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| HER Number: | MDV102285 |
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| Name: | Earthworks for post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage, north-east of Newhaven Woods |
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Summary
Narrow ridge and furrow, probably created for post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage, is visible on aerial photographs dating from the 1940 to the 1960s, as earthwork banks to the north-east of Newhaven Woods, Parkham.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 398 224 |
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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 1946 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5102-5103 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
Narrow ridge and furrow, probably created for post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage, is visible as earthwork banks.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1967, MAL/67007, RAF MAL/67007 130-131 08-FEB-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349066.
The 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 north-east of Newhaven Woods, Parkham.
The earthworks are orientated roughly east to west, across the east facing slopes overlooking the River Yeo, probably to facilitate drainage. The earthworks are not clearly visible on aerial photographs taken after 1967, and might have been damaged or lowered by later improvements.
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). RAF MAL/67007 130-131 08-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 5102-5103 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 11 2012 12:00PM |
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