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Summary

Linear cropmarks of ditches, possibly field boundaries of post-medieval date, are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016 on the south-east facing slopes east of Wood Lane, West Alvington.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NON ANTIQUITY? (Undated)
• FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible cropmarks do not correspond with any features depicted on the Tithe Map for West Alvington.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 21-JUL-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

Cropmarks of ditches are 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.

Roughly south-west to north-east aligned cropmarks of ditches are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016 on the south-east facing slopes east of Wood Lane, West Alvington.
The visible cropmarks do not correspond with any features depicted on the Tithe Map for West Alvington, but are on a similar alignment to field boundaries of probable post-medieval date to the south, and could be interpreted as evidence for former field boundaries.
Alternatively, they could be geological in origin.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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