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Summary

Narrow ridge and furrow of probable 19th or early 20th century date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as subtle earthworks under scrub vegetation to the south of New Bramble Farm, Ashton parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Plot 290 in Ashton Parish is listed, in part, as waste.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The plots are depicted as rough pasture.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3028-3029 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

North-west to south-east aligned narrow parallel banks are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, RAF/CPE/UK/2082 RS 4312-4313 19-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358687.

North-west to south-east aligned narrow parallel banks are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8683 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

The banks are not visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Closely spaced banks approximately 3m wide, on a north-west to south-east alignment, are visible as earthworks under scrub vegetation on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1947 extending over more than 2 hectares of ridgetop to the south of New Bramble Farm, Ashton. One of the plots is listed as waste on the Tithe Map for Ashton, and both are depicted as rough pasture on the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map.
It is probable that the visible earthwork banks are evidence of agricultural improvement of later 19th or early 20th century date, and that they extended over a greater area than is visible on the available aerial photographs. The banks cannot be seen as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, and have probable been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3028-3029 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #113112 ]
SDV358687	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2082 RS 4312-4313 19-MAY-1947.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8683 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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