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HER Number:MDV104499
Name:Possible Tree Ring in Flete Park

Summary

A possible tree ring mapped in the late nineteenth century is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1979. It is probably a nineteenth century component of the designed landscape at Flete.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 627 513
Map Sheet:SX65SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHolbeton
Civil ParishKingston
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHOLBETON
Ecclesiastical ParishKINGSTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TREE RING (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A dashed circular feature is depicted but not marked.

Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, 1979, CUCAP CIZ, CUCAP CIZ16 26-JUN-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351445.

A dark cropmark ring is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A dark circular cropmark is visible on aerial photographs taken in the dry summer of 1979 and corresponds to the location of a circular feature depicted on late nineteenth century Ordnance Survey mapping. It is interpreted as a probable tree ring associated with the nineteenth century designed landscape at Flete. It has not been transcribed.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #63976 ]
SDV351146Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV351445Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography. 1979. CUCAP CIZ. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography. Photograph (Paper). CUCAP CIZ16 26-JUN-1979.

Associated Monuments

MDV4743Part of: Flete House (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

Date Last Edited:Nov 12 2021 2:56PM