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| HER Number: | MDV108261 |
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| Name: | Earthwork Platform North of Higher Roach Farm |
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Summary
A possible rectilinear earthwork platform was visible on aerial photographs of 1946 to the north of Higher Roach Farm. The function of the earthwork is unknown but it fell within the established medieval field pattern and was probably associated with Higher Roach Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 963 042 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS90SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Silverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SILVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLATFORM? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4251-4252 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.
An earthwork platorm is visisle. Map object based partly on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 1967, OS/67040, OS/67040 V 39-40 18-APR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356895.
The earthwork platorm remained visible.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, LIDAR SS9604 Environment Agency DSM 2005 & 2012 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.
The earthwork platorm remained visible. Map object based partly on this source.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A possible rectilinear earthwork platform of unknown function was visible on aerial photographs of 1946 to the north of Higher Roach Farm.
The earthwork fell within a field to the north of the farm used as an orchard by the mid-19th century and the earthwork might predate this use, and be medieval to post-medieval in date. The orchard boundaries that defined the western edge of the platform in 1946 have since been removed but their position can be seen on images derived from lidar, as can the north-western limit of the possible platform.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356259 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. LIDAR SS9604 Environment Agency DSM 2005 & 2012. |
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| SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV356895 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67040. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/67040 V 39-40 18-APR-1967. |
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| SDV356902 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4251-4252 04-NOV-1946. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 14 2016 11:53AM |
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