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| HER Number: | MDV128562 |
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| Name: | Cropmark of a ditch, south of Witchcombe, Modbury |
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Summary
A cropmark of a possible ditch is visible on the south-facing combe slopes south of Witchcombe on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2018. The cropmark might be natural in origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 693 537 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 28-MAY-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
A cropmark of a possible ditch is visible.
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 possible ditch is visible as a cropmark circa 2.5m wide and 64m long on the south-facing combe slopes south of Witchcombe on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2018.
The cropmark closely follows the contours of the slope and is not in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern, which is probably derived from strip fields that mostly cross the contours.
The cropmark might be evidence of a former boundary of medieval to post-medieval date but is more likely to be geological in origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 28-MAY-2020. [Mapped feature: #126215 ] |
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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 1:27PM |
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