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Summary

An earthwork mound, tentatively interpreted as the remains of a medieval or post-medieval field boundary, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, to the south of Brushford Bridge, Coldridge.

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))
• MOUND (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 bank correspond to the grid reference for PRN166783.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN166783 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

An earthen mound, 35m long, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs was digitally plotted during the National Mapping Programme. The feature is sited within an area described as old watermeadow in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon and may form part of it.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/159 PART III 5261-2 19-APR-1946

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2017-2018, Backlog recording of the Winkleigh National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV360588.

This mound has been interpreted by Young & Turner as being associated with a watermeadow system. It is perhaps more likely to form the remnants of a medieval or post-medieval field boundary.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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