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HER Number:MDV103511
Name:Former Field Boundary South-East of Upcott Cross

Summary

A probable field boundary of medieval or later date is visible as a cropmark bank on aerial photographs dating to 1978, and is likely to have gone out of use by the mid nineteenth century.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 251 180
Map Sheet:SS21NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWelcombe
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWELCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • MORPH: DE.122.7.1

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.


Ordnance Survey, 1978, OS/78038, NMR OS/78038 324-326 10-MAY-1978 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349082.


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

A single linear feature defined by 1 bank, max. length 130m. Visible as a cropmark and transcribed from aerial photographs taken in 1978. Interpreted as 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 boundaries are depicted in the location of the cropmark on the Tithe map, and it is likely to have gone out of use by the mid nineteenth century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349082Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1978. OS/78038. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/78038 324-326 10-MAY-1978. [Mapped feature: #63014 ]
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 18 2012 12:20PM