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| HER Number: | MDV102213 |
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| Name: | Earthworks for agricultural improvement to thesouth of Milford Common |
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Summary
Narrow ridge and furrow earthworks, probably for post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage, are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards to the south of Milford Common.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 227 221 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5064-5 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
Earthwork ridge and furrow are visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1978, OS/78017, NMR OS/78017 135-136 16-APR-1978 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349081.
Earthwork ridge and furrow are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Earthworks of narrow ridge and furrow are visible on aerial photographs, within four fields centred on circa SS22682215, SS22732219, SS22732209 and SS22812218, on the north facing slopes at the south-eastern point of Milford Common.
The majority of the ridges are aligned roughly north to south and are approximately 5-6 metres apart. The ridges were probably made for agricultural improvement and drainage in the later post-medieval or modern periods, an interpretation supported by their situation surrounding the point where a spring-fed stream rises, at circa SS 22692213.
The earthworks are clearly visible on aerial photographs dating from 1946 and are still partly visible on Ordnance Survey aerial photography of 1978.
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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| SDV349081 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1978. OS/78017. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/78017 135-136 16-APR-1978. |
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| SDV349143 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5064-5 19-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #61659 ] |
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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: | Jan 27 2014 11:36AM |
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