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| HER Number: | MDV36048 |
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| Name: | EARTHWORK in the Parish of Bigbury |
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Summary
Two pairs of large fields (centred at sx66314545 and sx66464521) which each have the element 'borough' in their field names are listed in the tithe award.(tithe map cited by os). Vis=20/1/1987 (os). At sx66304550; a 1.75 hectare field 'higher bigborough'. Sx66304539; a 1.60 hectare field 'lower bigborough'. Sx66364519; a 1.4 hectare field 'bickborough'. Sx66514521; a 1.5 hectare field 'higher borough' (os). Vis=27/2/1987 (os). The two fields centred at sx66314545 lie on a steep south facing slope whilst the other pair lie on a north facing slope. The hedge common to both fields in each case have been effaced and the resulting two large fields are now intensively cultivated. No evident traces of earthworks were identified.(os).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 453 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bigbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIGBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NE/53
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV166862.
Des=tithe map and award/(1842)nos 875,904,927,928.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV166863.
Osa=sx64ne36.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
Two pairs of large fields (centred at sx66314545 and sx66464521) which each have the element 'borough' in their field names are listed in the tithe award.(tithe map cited by os). Vis=20/1/1987 (os). At sx66304550; a 1.75 hectare field 'higher bigborough'. Sx66304539; a 1.60 hectare field 'lower bigborough'. Sx66364519; a 1.4 hectare field 'bickborough'. Sx66514521; a 1.5 hectare field 'higher borough' (os). Vis=27/2/1987 (os). The two fields centred at sx66314545 lie on a steep south facing slope whilst the other pair lie on a north facing slope. The hedge common to both fields in each case have been effaced and the resulting two large fields are now intensively cultivated. No evident traces of earthworks were identified.(os).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166862 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV166863 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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