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HER Number: | MDV120606 |
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Name: | Field boundary, northwest of Longwood, Highampton |
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Summary
A cropmark ditch of a former medieval or post-medieval field boundary is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1955, to the northwest of Longwood, Highampton.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 490 049 |
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Map Sheet: | SS40SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Highampton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HIGHAMPTON |
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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 a linear ditch correspond to the grid reference for PRN167562.
Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167562 (Interpretation). SDV358473.
A removed field boundary is visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs (p1) and was digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme. The boundary lies within an area classed as medieval enclosures based on strip fields in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon and is likely to be medieval or later in origin.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF 82/1199/F21/061&2 25-MAY-1955
Sources / Further Reading
SDV321540 | Cartographic: Young, A.. 2005. Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project. Plot of Cropmarks. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79846 ] |
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SDV358473 | Interpretation: Young, A. & Turner, S.. 2005-2006. North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records. Cornwall Council Report. Digital. PRN167562. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme
Date Last Edited: | Jan 4 2018 2:47PM |
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