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HER Number:MDV103512
Name:Former Field Boundary East of Upcott Cross

Summary

A probable field boundary of medieval or later date is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs dating to 1978, and is likely to have gone out of use in the early twentieth century.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 252 180
Map Sheet:SS21NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWelcombe
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWELCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • MORPH: DE.122.8.1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XX - 1066 AD to 1906 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The cropmark corresponds with a field boundary depicted on the map.


Ordnance Survey, 1978, OS/78038, NMR OS/78038 324-326 10-MAY-1978 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349082.


Cornwall County Council, 2002, Cornwall National Mapping Programme (Archive - Survey). SDV350748.

A single linear feature defined by 1 ditch, max. length 118m. Visible as a cropmark and transcribed from aerial photographs taken in 1978. Interpreted as former field boundary of medieval or later date.


Knight, S., 2012, Backlog Input Element of the North Devon Coast AONB National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV350734.

The cropmark coincides with a field boundary depicted on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey map, and it is likely to have gone out of use in the early twentieth century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349082Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1978. OS/78038. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/78038 324-326 10-MAY-1978. [Mapped feature: #63015 ]
SDV350734Interpretation: Knight, S.. 2012. Backlog Input Element of the North Devon Coast AONB National Mapping Programme Project. Digital.
SDV350748Archive - Survey: Cornwall County Council. 2002. Cornwall National Mapping Programme.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 18 2012 12:30PM