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Summary

A linear ditch visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in low light conditions under snow cover in 1963, and on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006, appears to be a modern drainage ditch, but could have an earlier origin as a field boundary. Earthworks are likely to survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
• DRAINAGE DITCH? (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1966 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

No field boundaries are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/58/5607, NMR RAF/58/5607 F21 342-343 22-JAN-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355896.

A linear earthwork ditch is visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Environment Agency, 2006, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SY2490 Environment Agency D0064558 21-APR-2006 (Cartographic). SDV355899.

A linear earthwork ditch is visible. Map object partly based on this source.

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

A linear ditch is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in low light conditions under snow cover in 1963, and on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006. It is approximately 2 metres in width, and runs parallel to field boundaries depicted to the east on historic mapping. It appears to be a modern drainage ditch, but could have an earlier origin as a field boundary. Earthworks are likely to survive.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV355896	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/58/5607. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/5607 F21 342-343 22-JAN-1963.
SDV355899	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY2490 Environment Agency D0064558 21-APR-2006.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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)

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