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HER Number: | MDV103417 |
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Name: | Ridge and Furrow North of Eastacott Quarries |
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Summary
Traces of ridge and furrow from the Medieval or Post Medieval period are visible on aerial photographs of the 1950s as a series of levelled earthworks.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 587 457 |
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Map Sheet: | SS54NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Combe Martin |
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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | COMBE MARTIN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1459826
- National Monuments Record: SS 54 NE 89
- Pastscape
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Early Medieval to XX - 1066 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF 82/1281 (F21), NMR RAF 82/1281 (F21) 0052 29-AUG-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350656.
Traces of ridge and furrow ploughing are visible as a series of levelled earthworks.
Exmoor National Park, 2009, Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme (Archive - Survey). SDV350587.
Traces of ridge and furrow ploughing from the Medieval or Post Medieval period are visible on aerial photographs from the 1950s as a series of levelled earthworks. The earthworks cover an area measuring approximately 90 metres long by 112 metres wide, or 1.04 hectares, centred at SS 5874 4576 with the ridge and furrow running approximately east-west. The area is now under pasture.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV350587 | Archive - Survey: Exmoor National Park. 2009. Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme. Digital. |
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SDV350656 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF 82/1281 (F21). Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF 82/1281 (F21) 0052 29-AUG-1955. [Mapped feature: #62898 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Dec 12 2012 2:32PM |
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