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HER Number:MDV122773
Name:Cropmark ditch south of Holloway Barton, Kenn

Summary

A cropmark of an L-shaped ditch is visible on aerial photographs of 1989, on the north-facing slopes of Great Haldon, south of Holloway Barton. The cropmark may be evidence of a former field boundary of medieval date.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 892 846
Map Sheet:SX88SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKenn
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishKENN

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible cropmark does not correspond with any boundary depicted on the Tithe map for Kenn.


Devon County Council, 1989, DAP 6774, DAP 6774/01 14-JUL-1989 (OH) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361720.

A linear cropmark of a ditch is visible.


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.

A cropmark of an L-shaped ditch circa 1.5 metres wide and nearly 50 metres long is visible on aerial photographs of 1989 on the north-facing slopes of Great Haldon, south of Holloway Barton. The cropmark does not correspond with any boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Kenn but is in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern, which has been characterised as derived from medieval enclosure based on strip fields. The cropmark is interpreted as possible evidence of a former field boundary of medieval date that had been cleared prior to the early 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV361305Interpretation: 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.
Linked documents:1
SDV361720Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP 6774. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6774/01 14-JUL-1989 (OH).

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)

Date Last Edited:Aug 24 2018 3:13PM