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| HER Number: | MDV103293 |
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| Name: | Drain or Catch Meadow North of Patchole Manor |
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Summary
A probable post medieval drainage ditch or water channel is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork in a field north of Patchole Manor, Kentisbury. It is likely to be part of a drainage system for the field, which lies downslope from several springs and areas of standing water.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 612 429 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS64SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kentisbury |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KENTISBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1468344
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)
- DRAIN? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4048-4049 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.
A linear earthwork ditch is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A probable post medieval drainage ditch or water channel is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork in a field north of Patchole Manor, Kentisbury. Centred at approximately SS 6122 4296, the ditch runs north-south for approximately 135 metres.It is likely to be part of a drainage system for the field, which lies downslope from several springs and areas of standing water. Alternatively, it might have been used as a simple catch meadow to irrigate the field or provide a water source for livestock.
This description has been adapted from a monument record originally created as part of the Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme (NMP) survey.
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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| SDV349996 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4048-4049 11-JUL-1946. |
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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: | Nov 23 2012 9:22AM |
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