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Summary

Cropmarks which have formed over infilled ditches of uncertain date are visible on aerial photographs of 1984, to the northwest of Sowton.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DITCH (Unknown date)

Full description

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

The possible former field boundaries are not depicted on and appear to pre-date a field boundary on the Parish Tithe Map of approximately 1838-48.

English Heritage, 1984, NMR 2162, NMR 2162/1089 02-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357530.

The cropmarks are visible.

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

Cropmarks which have formed over infilled ditches of uncertain date are visible on aerial photographs of 1984, to the northwest of Sowton. The cropmarks comprise two linear features of possible former field boundaries. The longer of these is northeast to southwest aligned, with a shorter cropmark perpendicular to this which is northwest to southeast aligned. The cropmarks appear to pre-date a historic and extant field boundary which is first depicted on the Parish Tithe Map of approximately 1838-48 and so may be of some antiquity. A number of cropmarks interpreted as being of possible prehistoric or Romano-British date, including several enclosures and a ring ditch have been recorded in the vicinity and so may be of comparable date. The cropmarks may equally, however, be the result of more recent activity, such as land drainage. The cropmarks are not visible on other aerial photographs viewed as part of this survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
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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SDV357530	Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1984. NMR 2162. NMR Aerial Photograph. Print. NMR 2162/1089 02-JUL-1984. [Mapped feature: #72766 ]

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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