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| HER Number: | MDV128556 |
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| Name: | Field boundary south-west of Marridge Cross, Ugborough |
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Summary
A former field boundary is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a slight earthwork hollow crossing the north-west facing slopes near the head of the combe to the south-west of Marridge Cross, Ugborough. The earthwork has probably been destroyed or levelled by the construction of Witchcombe Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 543 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundary depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2195-2196 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A ditch is visible as a subtle earthwork.
Turner, S.C., 2005 - 2006, Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping (Cartographic). SDV349122.
These relatively large, regular enclosures seem likely to have been laid out between the 15th and 18th century.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A hollow or ditch circa5m wide and 70m long is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946, crossing the north-west facing slopes near the head of the combe to the south-west of Marridge Cross.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any boundary depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map but is in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern which has been interpreted by HLC as post medieval in character.
The earthwork is interpreted as the remains of a field boundary of post-medieval date that had been cleared prior to the late-19th century.
The earthwork has probably been destroyed or at least partly levelled by the construction of Witchcombe Farm.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2195-2196 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #126206 ] |
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| 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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| SDV349122 | Cartographic: Turner, S.C.. 2005 - 2006. Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 19 2020 11:07AM |
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