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| HER Number: | MDV103158 |
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| Name: | Possible Field or Enclosure Boundaries East of Lynton Cross |
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Summary
Three linear banks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs from 1946 and as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 2001. They are tentatively interpreted as the remains of medieval or post-medieval field boundary banks that went out of use prior to the mid nineteenth century, although it is possible that they are the remains of an earlier enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 548 436 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bittadon |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BITTADON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric barrow and earthworks and cropmarks of possible prehistoric and/or later field systems to north east of Outer Narracott Farm
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Charles Cooper, 1840, Map of the Parish of Bittadon in the County of Devon (Cartographic). SDV350574.
No boundaries are depicted in these locations.
Royal Air Force, 19/05/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2082 3065-3066 19-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350392.
Three linear banks are visible as earthworks.
Next Perspectives, 2001, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile: SS5443 22-MAY-2001 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349376.
Three linear banks are visible as cropmarks and possibly slight earthworks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Three linear banks, are visible as earthworks up to 4 metres in width on aerial photographs from 1946 and as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 2001. Two sections aligned approximately north to south abut a longer section aligned approximately north-east to south west. No field boundaries are depicted in this location on the 1840 Tithe map, and it seems likely that these features are the remains of medieval or post-medieval field boundary banks that went out of use prior to the mid nineteenth century. However it is possible that they could be the remains of an earlier enclosure, and further work would be required to ascertain their exact date.
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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| SDV349376 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2001. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile: SS5443 22-MAY-2001. |
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| SDV350392 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 19/05/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2082 3065-3066 19-MAY-1947. [Mapped feature: #62645 ] |
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| SDV350574 | Cartographic: Charles Cooper. 1840. Map of the Parish of Bittadon in the County of Devon. Tithe Map. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103201 | Related to: Field Boundaries South of Stapleton Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | May 13 2022 1:50PM |
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