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| HER Number: | MDV102283 |
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| Name: | Earthworks for post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage, north of Northway |
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Summary
Narrow ridge and furrow, probably created for post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage, is visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs dating from the 1940s, to the north of Northway, Parkham
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 380 235 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS32SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Parkham |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PARKHAM |
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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 1946 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5088-5089 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
Narrow ridge and furrow, probably created for post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage, is visible as earthwork banks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Narrow ridge and furrow earthworks, probably created for post-medieval or modern agricultural improvement and drainage, is visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of the 1940s, to the north of Northway, Parkham.
The earthworks are orientated roughly north-east to south-west, across the north-east facing slopes of a small oval field immediately to the north of Northway, covering an area circa 0.6 hectares. The ridges are aligned towards the head of a combe to the north-east, probably to facilitate drainage. They are not clearly visible on aerial photographs taken after 1946, and might have been damaged or lowered by later improvements.
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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| 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 5088-5089 19-APR-1946. |
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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: | Mar 12 2015 3:28PM |
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