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Summary

Earthwork ditches and a bank interpreted as a medieval or post-medieval field boundary are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947, to the southwest of Saul's Farm, Wembworthy.

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 ditches and a bank correspond to the grid reference for PRN167308.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167308 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

Field boundary of medieval or later date, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (p1-2). The site was digitally plotted during the National Mapping Programme. The feature is sited within an area described as C15th to C18th ‘Barton’ fields in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon.
Photograph references:
1. RAF CPE/UK/2082 4210-1 19-MAY-1947
1. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/159 PT1 5071-2 19-APR-1946

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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