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| HER Number: | MDV108612 |
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| Name: | Earthwork Banks to the southwest of Chettiscombe |
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Summary
Earthwork banks of probable 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1946, to the southwest of Chettiscombe.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 962 145 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS91SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tiverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TIVERTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EARTHWORK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
- ORCHARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V 5354-55 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357046.
A series of earthwork banks are visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66184 V, OS/66184 V 060-61 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357044.
The earthwork banks appear to have been completely levelled.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
Earthwork banks of probable 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1946, to the southwest of Chettiscombe. The low and linear earthwork banks are north to south aligned and occupy an area of approximately 1.43 hectares of gentle south facing slope. The function of the earthworks is largely unclear, although it seems most likely that they represent an area of improvement ridge and furrow, to help alleviate possible problems of ground saturation, or represent an area of orchard banks, similar banks being visible to the immediate southeast. The earthwork banks appear to have been completely levelled by 1966.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV357044 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66184 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66184 V 060-61 22-JUL-1966. |
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| SDV357046 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V 5354-55 11-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #67966 ] |
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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: | Dec 4 2014 3:15PM |
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