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Summary

A linear ditch, flanked by banks is visible as an earthwork on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006 and on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards. It may be a water channel or possibly a hollow way of post-medieval date. Earthworks are likely to survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HOLLOW WAY? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• WATER CHANNEL? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

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

No features are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3323-3324 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A linear ditch is visible as an earthwork.

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

An earthwork ditch is visible, with banks either side.

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

A linear ditch is visible partly as an earthwork.

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, circa 3 metres wide, flanked by banks of up to 2 metres in width is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in low light conditions under snow cover in 1963. It is partly visible on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006 and aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards. Its visible length is 90 metres but it may have extended further to the south. Its function is difficult to determine; it may be a water channel or possibly a hollow way. It appears to be crossed by a field boundary depicted on the late nineteenth century Ordnance Survey mapping, and could therefore be an earlier feature, associated with drainage of the marsh, or perhaps even with post-medieval saltworking. 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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3323-3324 13-APR-1946.
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. [Mapped feature: #65508 ]
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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