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| HER Number: | MDV102318 |
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| Name: | Relict field boundary north-west of Tosberry |
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Summary
A curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946. It probably a relict medieval enclosed strip field boundary that fell into disuse by the mid-nineteenth century. Slight earthworks may survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 259 217 |
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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
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1844 AD (Between))
Full description
Warren and Co. Surveyors., 1844, First copy of the map of the Parish of Hartland in the County of Devon in two Parts. (Cartographic). SDV349361.
No field boundary is depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5068-5069 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
A curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A curvilinear bank, approximately 4 metres wide, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946. It is parallel to, but not depicted on, neighbouring field boundaries depicted on the Tithe map of 1844 and is probably a relict medieval enclosed strip field boundary. It probably fell into disuse by the mid-nineteenth century but slight earthworks may 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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| 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 5068-5069 19-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #61768 ] |
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| SDV349361 | Cartographic: Warren and Co. Surveyors.. 1844. First copy of the map of the Parish of Hartland in the County of Devon in two Parts.. Tithe Map. |
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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: | May 14 2012 3:53PM |
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