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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 Lower Worthygate Farm, Parkham.

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.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1966, MAL/66058, RAF MAL/66058 055-056 14-OCT-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349065.

The eathworks in the eastern field remain visible but those in the western field appear to have been levelled.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1971, MAL/71033, NMR MAL/71033 151-152 02-MAY-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349076.

The eathworks in the eastern field remain visible.

GetMapping, 1999, 089/99, Getmapping 088/99 0333-0334 11-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349037.

The earthworks are not visible but slight cropmarks indicate some sub-surface remains might survive.

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.
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SDV349037	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 089/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Getmapping 088/99 0333-0334 11-JUL-1999.
SDV349065	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1966. MAL/66058. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF MAL/66058 055-056 14-OCT-1966.
SDV349076	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1971. MAL/71033. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR MAL/71033 151-152 02-MAY-1971.
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. [Mapped feature: #61764 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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