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Summary

Two possible linear ditches are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1957. They may be the remains of pre-mid nineteenth century enclosure boundaries, but their form is indistinct.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DITCH (Unknown date)

Full description

George Braund and Henry Hearn, 1839, Map of the Parish of Georgeham in the county of Devon surveyed for the commutation of Tithe (Cartographic). SDV349926.

No field boundaries are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1957, RAF/58/2205 F21, NMR RAF/58/2205 F21 0076 05-JUL-1957 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349736.

Two possible ditches are visible as linear cropmarks.

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

Two possible linear ditches are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1957 on the east side of Ora Hill. One appears contiguous with a field boundary to the north, which is visible as a narrow linear mark in 1957, although its form is difficult to ascertain since it is not possible to view this area stereoscopically. The linear cropmark changes direction to the south, from a north to south alignment to a north-east to south-west alignment covering circa 75 metres. This gives the illusion that it forms the east side of an octagonal enclosure, perhaps a former field boundary, but it is possible that the narrow linears are simply surface marks from agriculture. A further linear feature some 35 metres to the east, and also aligned north to south, is visible as a cropmark or possibly an earthwork circa 3 metres in width, and could also be the remains of a former field boundary. No boundaries are depicted in these locations on the 1839 Tithe map, suggesting that any former boundaries here would pre-date the mid nineteenth century.

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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SDV349736	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1957. RAF/58/2205 F21. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/2205 F21 0076 05-JUL-1957. [Mapped feature: #62561 ]
SDV349926	Cartographic: George Braund and Henry Hearn. 1839. Map of the Parish of Georgeham in the county of Devon surveyed for the commutation of Tithe. Tithe Map.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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