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Summary

A series of linear cropmark ditches and a bank of former medieval to post-medieval field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947, at Way Barton Farm, Bridestowe.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Transcriptions of linear ditches and a bank correspond to the grid reference for PRN167173.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167173 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

A series of five removed field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs (p1) and were digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme. Four are visible as cropmark ditches and the fifth as a cropmark bank and ditch. A further boundary is visible as a cropmark ditch to the south at SX49380 89456. The features lie within an area classed as rough ground in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon and their date is uncertain.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF CPE/UK/1995/2239&40 13-APR-1947

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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