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Summary

A series of linear ditches interpreted as former field boundaries of medieval or post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs, to the southwest of Week Farm, North Tawton. The boundaries are shown on the Parish Tithe map, although had passed out of use by the time of the Ordnance Survey First Edition map.

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

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The ditches correspond to field boundaries shown on this map.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The field boundaries have been removed.

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

Three linear ditches have been transcribed during this survey.

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

There is no corresponding database record for these linear ditches. They correspond to field boundaries shown on the Parish Tithe Map, although have passed out of use by the time of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map and are interpreted as being of medieval or post-medieval date.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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