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Summary

Parallel linear cropmarks, probably evidence of buried ditches, were visible on aerial photographs of 1984 as cropmarks to the east of Columbjohn Farm. The cropmarks could be evidence of trackways potentially of prehistoric to Roman date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TRACKWAY? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
• FIELD BOUNDARY? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

English Heritage, 1984, NMR 2161, NMR 2161/181 26-JUN-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356816.

Parallel linear cropmarks are visible.

English Heritage, 1984, NMR 2163, NMR 2163/0017 02-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357051.

Parallel linear cropmarks are visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Parallel linear cropmarks, probably evidence of buried ditches, were visible on aerial photographs of 1984 as cropmarks to the east of Columbjohn Farm. The cropmarks are less than 1 metre wide and spaced approximately 7 metres apart. The cropmarks do not match the current enclosure pattern, which is based on a field system of post-medieval date. It is possible they predate these Barton Fields and are remains of field boundaries of medieval date. However, the very regular nature of the cropmarks may mean this is unlikely. Alternatively, the cropmarks could be evidence of trackways potentially of prehistoric to Roman date, possibly associated with an enclosure to the west, also visible as a cropmark.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356816	Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1984. NMR 2161. NMR Aerial Photograph. Print. NMR 2161/181 26-JUN-1984. [Mapped feature: #72212 ]
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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SDV357051	Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1984. NMR 2163. English Heritage. Photograph (Paper). NMR 2163/0017 02-JUL-1984.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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