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Summary

A series of cropmark banks and ditches interpreted as medieval or post-medieval field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947, at Seckington, High Bickington.

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 banks and ditches correspond to the grid reference for PRN167518.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167518 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

The remains of a field system are visible on aerial photographs (p1). It is sited within an area described as ‘Medieval enclosures based on strip fields’ in Devon’s Historic Landscape Characterisation, and is likely to be of medieval or later origin. It has been digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF CPE/UK/2082 4121-4 19-MAY-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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