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Summary

Organic deposits exposed by the shifting sands on the beach at Westward Ho!, are visible in varying degrees on aerial photographs from the 1940s onwards.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORGANIC DEPOSIT (Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1420 4230-4231 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.

Irregular areas of dark material, probably peat or timber, are visible. Map object based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1975, OS/75144, NMR OS/75144 050-051 24-MAY-1975 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349078.

Irregular areas of dark material, probably peat or timber, are visible. Map object based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79010, NMR OS/79010 002-003 16-APR-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349083.

Irregular areas of dark material, probably peat or timber, are visible. Map object based on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2001, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4329 22-MAY-2001 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349376.

Irregular areas of dark material, probably peat or timber, are visible. Map object based on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4329 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349344.

Irregular areas of dark material, probably peat or timber, are visible. Map object based on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

Areas of dark surface material, probably submerged and normally subterranean organic deposits, such as peat and possibly timber, are exposed by the shifting sands of Westward Ho! and visible on aerial photrographs taken from 1946 to 2007. Different extents are visible from year to year but three main concentrations can be seen at circa SS431295, SS428294 and SS427293.

Heathcote, J. + Campbell, G., 2013, NHPP 3A5 Identification of Wetland/Waterlogged Sites. 6240 Exceptional Waterlogged Heritage. Stage 1: Inventory, 25 (Report - non-specific). SDV357296.

No other similar sites in SW and a nationally important site. Mesolithic and later –including footprints. Former wet woodland and fen, now in the intertidal zone, Midden with flint artefacts, animal bone, plant environmental proxies.

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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV349078	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1975. OS/75144. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/75144 050-051 24-MAY-1975.
SDV349083	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79010. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/79010 002-003 16-APR-1979.
SDV349344	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4329 04-MAY-2007.
SDV349376	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2001. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4329 22-MAY-2001.
SDV349553	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1420 4230-4231 15-APR-1946.
SDV357296	Report - non-specific: Heathcote, J. + Campbell, G.. 2013. NHPP 3A5 Identification of Wetland/Waterlogged Sites. 6240 Exceptional Waterlogged Heritage. Stage 1: Inventory. English Heritage. N/A. Digital. 25.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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