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Summary

A series of earthwork ditches interpreted as former medieval or post-medieval field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947, at Rashleigh Barton, 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 correspond to the grid reference for PRN167300.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167300 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

Field boundaries of medieval or later date, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (p1-2) and digitally plotted during the National Mapping Programme. The features are sited within an area described as C15th to C18th ‘Barton’ fields in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon.
Photograph references:
1. ABP CPE/UK/2082 4176-7 19-MAY-1947
2. ABP 3G/TUD/UK/159 PT1 5041-2 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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