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| HER Number: | MDV103468 |
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| Name: | Former Field Boundary West of Mead Corner |
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Summary
A former field boundary of probable medieval or later date is visible as an cropmark ditch on aerial photographs taken in 1956, and is likely to have gone out of use by the mid nineteenth century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 220 175 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS21NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Welcombe |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WELCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthwork does not correspond with any depicted field boundaries.
Royal Air Force, 1956, RAF/82/1451, NMR RAF/82/145 F21 0080-0083 12-JUL-1956 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349052.
Cornwall County Council, 2002, Cornwall National Mapping Programme (Archive - Survey). SDV350748.
A single linear feature defined by 1 ditch, max. length 179m, is visible as a cropmark ditch and transcribed from aerial photographs taken in 1956. It is interpreted as a former field boundary of medieval or later date.
Knight, S., 2012, Backlog Input Element of the North Devon Coast AONB National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV350734.
No field boundary is depicted on any available historic mapping, and it is likely to have gone out of use by the mid nineteenth century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349052 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1956. RAF/82/1451. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/82/145 F21 0080-0083 12-JUL-1956. [Mapped feature: #62961 ] |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV350734 | Interpretation: Knight, S.. 2012. Backlog Input Element of the North Devon Coast AONB National Mapping Programme Project. Digital. |
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| SDV350748 | Archive - Survey: Cornwall County Council. 2002. Cornwall National Mapping Programme. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 20 2012 11:17AM |
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