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Summary

A series of cropmark ditches interpreted as medieval or post-medieval trackways are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1971, to the southwest of West Hill, Chawleigh.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TRACKWAY (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 ditches correspond to the grid reference for PRN167324.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167324 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

A series of linear ditches are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (p1) to the west of West Hill. They are considered likely to be pathways or trackways of medieval or later date and were digitally plotted during the National Mapping Programme. The features are sited within an area described as medieval enclosures based on strip fields in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon.
Photograph reference:
1. OSP zeiss 71/364 147-8 13-JUL-1971

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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