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| HER Number: | MDV102099 |
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| Name: | Former field boundaries to the south of Westacott Farm, Alwington |
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Summary
The remains of former field boundary banks of probable medieval or post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the 1970s as cropmarks to the south of Westacott Farm, Alwington.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 411 257 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Alwington |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ALWINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
1837, Map of the Parish of Alwington in the county of Devon (Cartographic). SDV349341.
The cropmarks correspond with field boundaries depicted on the 1837 Tithe Map for Alwington.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No field boundaries are depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, DCC RAF/106G/UK/1420 4003-4004 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349339.
The location of four former curvilinear field boundaries are visible as cropmarks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
The remains of four former field boundaries of probable medieval or post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the 1970s as cropmarks to the south of Westacott Farm. The cropmarks correspond in with field boundaries depicted on the Alwington tithe map of circa 1837. The curvilinear field boudnaries are probably medieval in origin. The boundaries are not depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map of 1880s-1890s, and had therefore probably passed out of use by the second half of the 19th century. The earthworks are not clearly visible on later aerial photographs and may have been levelled by modern agricultural improvement.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011-2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349339 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/106G/UK/1420 4003-4004 15-APR-1946. |
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| SDV349341 | Cartographic: 1837. Map of the Parish of Alwington in the county of Devon. Tithe Map. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 2 2022 8:10AM |
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