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HER Number: | MDV102314 |
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Name: | Earthworks for agricultural improvement and drainage |
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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
Grid Reference: | SS 369 230 |
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Map Sheet: | SS32SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Alwington |
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Civil Parish | Parkham |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | PARKHAM |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | ALWINGTON |
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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 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. |
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SDV349065 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1966. MAL/66058. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF MAL/66058 055-056 14-OCT-1966. |
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SDV349076 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1971. MAL/71033. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR MAL/71033 151-152 02-MAY-1971. |
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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 5032-5033 19-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #61764 ] |
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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 3:27PM |
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