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| HER Number: | MDV121514 |
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| Name: | Field boundary or drainage ditch, west of Colleton House, Chulmleigh |
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Summary
An earthwork ditch interpreted as a possible former field boundary or drainage ditch of between medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947, to the west of Colleton House, Chulmleigh.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 667 144 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS61SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chulmleigh |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHULMLEIGH |
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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))
- DRAINAGE DITCH? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 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 PRN167474.
Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167474 (Interpretation). SDV358473.
A linear ditched feature, 147m long, is visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs (p1). It is considered likely to be of medieval or later date, possibly a field boundary or drainage ditch. It was digitally plotted during the National Mapping Programme. The features are sited within an area described as C18th and C19th post-medieval enclosures in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF CPE/UK/2082 4266-7 19-MAY-1947
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2017-2018, Backlog recording of the Winkleigh National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV360588.
It is not clear whether this earthwork forms part of the same feature described in MDV54985.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321540 | Cartographic: Young, A.. 2005. Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project. Plot of Cropmarks. Digital. [Mapped feature: #110829 ] |
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| SDV358473 | Interpretation: Young, A. & Turner, S.. 2005-2006. North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records. Cornwall Council Report. Digital. PRN167474. |
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| SDV360588 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2017-2018. Backlog recording of the Winkleigh National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV54985 | Related to: EARTHWORK in the Parish of Chulmleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2018 3:03PM |
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