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Summary

Former medieval to 19th century field boundaries are visible as a low earth bank and cropmark ditch on aerial photographs taken in 1947 and 1992, to the southwest of Lewtrenchard, Lewtrenchard.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.

Transcriptions of a curvilinear bank and ditch correspond to the grid reference for PRN167152.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN 167152 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

A removed field boundary is visible as a low earth bank on aerial photographs (p1) and was digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme. A second boundary at SX45800 85682 is visible as a crop mark ditch (p2). The boundaries lie within an area classed as C15th to C18th ‘Barton’ fields in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon and are likely to be medieval or later in origin.
Photograph references:
1. RAF 3G/TUD/138/5418&19 13-APR-1947
2. DCC GEONEX 126 92 095 31-JUL-1992

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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