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HER Number:MDV103501
Name:Former Field Boundary North-West of Henaford Manor Farm

Summary

A possible field boundary of medieval or later date is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs dating to 1946, and is likely to have gone out of use by the mid nineteenth century.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 248 188
Map Sheet:SS21NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWelcombe
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWELCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • MORPH: DE.121.51.1

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 cropmark does not correspond with any depicted field boundaries.


Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1793, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1793 3012 12-OCT-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349050.


Cornwall County Council, 2002, Cornwall National Mapping Programme (Archive - Survey). SDV350748.

A single linear feature defined by 1 ditch, max. length 72m. Visible as a cropmark and transcribed from aerial photographs taken in 1946. 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 in this location on the Tithe map, and it is likely to have gone out of use by the mid nineteenth century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349050Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1793. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1793 3012 12-OCT-1946. [Mapped feature: #63003 ]
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV350734Interpretation: Knight, S.. 2012. Backlog Input Element of the North Devon Coast AONB National Mapping Programme Project. Digital.
SDV350748Archive - Survey: Cornwall County Council. 2002. Cornwall National Mapping Programme.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 20 2012 12:16PM