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HER Number:MDV120901
Name:Field boundary, southwest of Hermitage Cottage, King's Nympton

Summary

A curvilinear cropmark ditch interpreted as a medieval or post-medieval field boundary is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947, to the southwest of Hermitage Cottage, King's Nympton.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 662 213
Map Sheet:SS62SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKing's Nympton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWARKLEIGH

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 ditch correspond to the grid reference for PRN167688.


Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167688 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

A curvilinear feature is visible as a single ditch on aerial photographs (p1). It is sited within an area described as 'probably watermeadows in the late medieval and/or post medieval periods' in Devon’s Historic Landscape Characterisation. It appears however to run against the local contours, and it is on a similar alignment to surrounding extant field boundaries. It is most likely that this feature is a field boundary of medieval or later origin. It has been digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF CPE/UK 1989 2057-2063 12-APR-1947

Sources / Further Reading

SDV321540Cartographic: Young, A.. 2005. Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project. Plot of Cropmarks. Digital. [Mapped feature: #80145 ]
SDV358473Interpretation: Young, A. & Turner, S.. 2005-2006. North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records. Cornwall Council Report. Digital. PRN167688.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Jan 24 2018 4:32PM