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| HER Number: | MDV102304 |
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| Name: | Drainage system west of Seckington Farm |
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Summary
A network of ditches is visible as earthworks across three fields on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1959. They are probably part of a twentieth century field drainage system which has since been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 283 215 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Clovelly |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CLOVELLY |
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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
- DRAINAGE SYSTEM (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
No drains are depicted.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5072-5073 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
A network of linear ditches is visible as earthworks across several fields.
Royal Air Force, 1959, RAF/58/2984, NMR RAF/58/2984 F22 0056-0057 30-JUN-1959 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349064.
The linear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A network of straight ditches, less than 2 metres in width, is visible as earthworks across three fields on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1959. The ditches are aligned approximately cross-contour from east to west, either side of a valley. The land appears to be otherwise unimproved, and is symbolised as rough ground, with no ditches depicted, on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey mapping. The ditches are interpreted as part of a field drainage system dating to the twentieth century, for improvement of semi-natural grassland. They are not visible on later available aerial photographs and have probably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second 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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| SDV349064 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1959. RAF/58/2984. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/2984 F22 0056-0057 30-JUN-1959. |
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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 5072-5073 19-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #61754 ] |
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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: | Oct 1 2020 5:00PM |
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