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Summary

A cropmark ditch of a former medieval or post-medieval field boundary is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, at Craythorn Farm , Black Torrington.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• 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 a ditch correspond to the grid reference for PRN167585.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167585 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

A removed field boundary is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs (p1) and was digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme. The feature lies within an area classed as medieval enclosures based on strip fields in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon and are likely to be medieval or later in origin.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/138/5052&3 11-APR-1946

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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