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| HER Number: | MDV105179 |
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| Name: | Possible Water Meadow on Torre Abbey Meadows |
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Summary
Two probable ditches visible as curvilinear earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs between 1946 and 2012 may have been field gutters forming part of a post-medieval watermeadow. Slight earthworks or below-ground remains are likely to survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 908 636 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COCKINGTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER MEADOW? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No features are depicted in this location, although large straight drains are depicted to the south and west.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2242-2243 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
Two probable ditches are visible as curvilinear cropmarks. Map object partly based on this source.
Channel Coast Observatory, 2001-2012, Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography, Channel Coastal Observatory SX9063_20120918ortho.ecw 18-SEP-2012 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351226.
Two probable ditches are visible as curvilinear cropmarks. Map object partly based on this source.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Two probable ditches are visible as curvilinear earthworks aligned roughly parallel to the contour on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1988 on Torre Abbey Meadows, and are partly visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 2012. They are less than a metre in width, sited 20 metres apart and the visible length is up to 60 metres. Large straight drains are depicted to the west and south on the late nineteenth century mapping, possibly originating from the watercourse to the west. The earthworks could have been field gutters forming part of a post-medieval watermeadow, which may have covered a larger area than is visible on the aerial photographs. Slight earthworks or below-ground remains are likely to survive.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2242-2243 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV351226 | Aerial Photograph: Channel Coast Observatory. 2001-2012. Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography. Channel Coast Observatory. Digital. Channel Coastal Observatory SX9063_20120918ortho.ecw 18-SEP-2012. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 10 2013 2:13PM |
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