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Summary

A series of sinuous earthworks interpreted as possible post-medieval to 19th century drainage ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, to the northeast of Metherell Farm, Bratton Clovelly.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DRAINAGE DITCH (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Transcriptions of sinuous ditches correspond to the grid reference for PRN167222.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167222 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

A series of sinuous, roughly parallel ditches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (p1). They run NE-SW for approximately 400m, from a stream marked on modern OS 1:10,000 maps and also historic OS mapping, towards a fish pond and sluice, now part of a caravan park. The ditches are likely to be drains or leats, associated with the stream they appear to join and possibly also with the pond at their SW limit. They have been digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/138/PART2 5106-7 11-APR-1946

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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