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Summary

Cropmark banks of a former medieval to post-medieval field boundary and earthworks and cropmarks of possible 19th to 20th century improvement ridge and furrow are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947, to the northeast of Venn Mill.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• RIDGE AND FURROW? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
• NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (XVIII to XX - 1701 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Transcriptions in this area correspond to the grid reference for PRN167175.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167175 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

A removed field boundary is visible as a crop mark bank on aerial photographs (p1) and was digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme. Traces of ridge and furrow are also visible; to the south of the boundary as low earth banks, to the north as crop marks. The features lie within an area classed as medieval enclosures based on strip fields in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon and are likely to be medieval or later in origin.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF CPE/UK/1995/1237&8 13-APR-1947

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2017-2018, Backlog recording of the Winkleigh National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV360588.

The medieval ridge and furrow mentioned elsewhere within this record more likely represents evidence of improvement ridge and furrow, a 19th-20th century practice of the mechanical ploughing of ground for the improvement of drainage and or areas of rough ground. This monument record has accordingly been double indexed to reflect this.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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