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| HER Number: | MDV102151 |
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| Name: | Agricultural improvement ridge and furrow at Abbotsham Cliff |
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Summary
Narrow ridge and furrow of probable modern date is visible at Abbotsham Cliff as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards. The ridge and furrow was probably made for agricultural improvement and drainage.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 411 276 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotsham |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (XIX to World War II - 1801 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/132, NMR RAF/106G/LA/132 5054-5055 14-FEB-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349061.
Narrow ridge and furrow is visible as earthwork banks and ditches.
Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92242, NMR OS/92242 061-062 07-JUL-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349087.
Narrow ridge and furrow is visible as earthwork banks and ditches.
Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4127 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349344.
Narrow ridge and furrow is visible as earthwork banks and ditches.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Narrow ridge and furrow of probable modern date is visible at Abbotsham Cliff as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards. The ridge and furrow is on average 5 metres apart, and aligned roughly east to west, to drain down slope towards a spring-fed stream, supporting the interpretation that it was probably made for agricultural improvement and drainage.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV349061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/132. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/132 5054-5055 14-FEB-1945. |
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| SDV349087 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92242. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/92242 061-062 07-JUL-1992. |
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| SDV349344 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4127 04-MAY-2007. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 14 2016 11:09AM |
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