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| HER Number: | MDV102334 |
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| Name: | Former field boundary east of Westacott Cliff |
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Summary
A curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs between 1946 and 2007. It is interpreted as a medieval or post-medieval field boundary that fell out of use before the mid-nineteenth century. Earthwork remains may survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 398 257 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS32NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Alwington |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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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
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1837 AD (Between))
Full description
1837, Map of the Parish of Alwington in the county of Devon (Cartographic). SDV349341.
No field boundary is depicted.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, DCC RAF/106G/UK/1420 F21 4001-4002 16-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349339.
A corner of this field is much darker, indicating different landuse, in an area bounded by a curvilinear earthwork bank.
Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79010, NMR OS/79010 145-146 16-APR-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349083.
The curvilinear earthwork bank is clearly visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79010, NMR OS/79010 272 16-APR-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349083.
A curvilinear earthwork bank is visible.
Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS3925 22-AUG-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349178.
A curvilinear feature is visibe as a dark cropmark.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A curvilinear bank of approximately 2.5 metres in width is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs between 1946 and 2007. It is aligned approximately along the countour and is interpreted as a former field boundary constructed at the change of slope. No field boundary is depicted in this location on the 1837 Tithe map, and this feature is likely to have a medieval or post-medieval origin, and fell out of use before the mid-nineteenth century. The different landuse on either side of this feature suggests that it still functioned as some sort of land division in the 1940s, and earthwork remains 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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| SDV349083 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79010. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/79010 145-146 16-APR-1979. [Mapped feature: #61784 ] |
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| SDV349178 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS3925 22-AUG-2007. |
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| SDV349339 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/106G/UK/1420 F21 4001-4002 16-APR-1946. |
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| SDV349341 | Cartographic: 1837. Map of the Parish of Alwington in the county of Devon. 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 21 2012 4:42PM |
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