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Summary

Cropmark ditches of a possible prehistoric enclosure, or possible medieval to post-medieval field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1952, at Chimsworthy Farm, Bratton Clovelly.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.

Transcriptions of ditches correspond to the grid reference for PRN167086.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167086 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

Two lengths of ditch, one running S-N for 31m and the other running W-E for 46m, abut one another at right angles, as visible on aerial photographs (p1). It is possible that they represent the remains of a small rectilinear enclosure. Alternatively they could be the remains of field boundaries; they lie on a similar alignment to the surrounding extant field system marked on current OS 1:10,000 mapping. The features have been digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme.
Photograph reference:
1. CUCAP HV/23-4 (NMR SX 4693/1-2 CAP 8071/23-4) 24-JUN-1952

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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