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Summary

Linear earthwork banks and a ditch interpreted as former medieval field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs, to the northeast of Orchard House, Holcombe Burnell.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.

Transcriptions of banks and a ditch correspond to the grid reference for PRN166561.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN166561 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

Four parallel linear features are visible on aerial photographs (p1). The features are sited within an area described as ‘Medieval enclosures based on strip fields' in Devon’s Historic Landscape Characterisation, and are likely to be field boundaries of medieval origin. They have been digitally plotted as part of the National Mapping Programme.
Photograph reference:
1. DCC BKS 623076-7 00-JAN-1900

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

The date for the photograph reference provided by the Winkleigh NMP project is incorrect and is not known.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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