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Summary

A large area of narrow parallel linear earthwork ridges and furrows on Cherubeer Moor, visible on aerial photographs from the 1940s to 2010, is likely to have been created during twentieth century agricultural improvement.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1966 AD (Between))

Full description

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

This area is depicted as rough ground.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Narrow parallel earthwork ridges and furrows are visible.

GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.

Narrow parallel earthwork ridges and furrows are visible.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Narrow parallel earthwork ridges and furrows are visible

Knight, S., 2013-2015, Land Management Case Work (Personal Comment). SDV351543.

A large area of narrow parallel linear earthwork ridges and furrows on Cherubeer Moor is visible on aerial photographs from the 1940s to 2010. They are aligned roughly north-west to south-east at a distance of approximately 3.5 metres apart, and are very clearly defined in the 1940s. Their cross-contour orientation and narrow spacing suggests that they were created during agricultural works intended to improve the land, perhaps during the Second World War.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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