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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 south-east of Portledge, Alwington.

Location

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 1979 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5032-5033 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.

Narrow ridge and furrow is visible as earthwork banks.

Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79010, NMR OS/79010 270-271 16-APR-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349083.

Narrow ridge and furrow is visible as earthwork banks.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS3924 22-AUG-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349178.

Narrow ridge and furrow is no longer visible as earthwork banks but cropmarks migth indicate some sub-surface survival.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

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 1946 to 1979, to the south-east of Portledge, Alwington. The earthworks are orientated roughly north-east to south-west, covering an area of nearly 0.5 hectares. The ridges were probably made to facilitate drainage into a spring-fed stream which flows along a combe to the south. The earthworks are not visible on the most recent aerial photographs available to the survey but slight cropmarks indicate some sub-surface remains might survive.

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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV349083	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79010. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/79010 270-271 16-APR-1979.
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 5032-5033 19-APR-1946.
SDV349178	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS3924 22-AUG-2007.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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