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| HER Number: | MDV120786 |
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| Name: | Watercourse, northeast of Umberleigh Barton, Atherington. |
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Summary
A sinuous cropmark ditch interpreted as a possible watercourse of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1979, to the northeast of Umberleigh Barton, Atherington. A watercourse is present t this location on the tithe map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 595 249 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS52SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Atherington |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ATHERINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATERCOURSE (Unknown date)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The tithe map shows a watercourse in this location.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The watercourse is no longer present on the OS 25inch mapping, indicating it may have been removed by the landowner.
Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.
Transcriptions of a sinuous ditch correspond to the grid reference for PRN167583.
Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167583 (Interpretation). SDV358473.
A sinuous single ditch linear feature is visible on aerial photographs (p1). It is 129m long and runs NW-SE. At its SE tip it joins a length of watercourse marked as 'Sinks' on modern OS 1:10,000 OS mapping. The feature has been digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme.
Photograph reference:
1. OS 087/70/260 07-JUL-1979
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321540 | Cartographic: Young, A.. 2005. Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project. Plot of Cropmarks. Digital. [Mapped feature: #80029 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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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. PRN167583. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 13 2019 12:35PM |
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