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HER Number:MDV123134
Name:Pond, land adjacent Percy Wakley Wood, Rockbeare

Summary

Former pond identified during geophysical survey and shown on historic mapping.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 031 953
Map Sheet:SY09NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishRockbeare
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishROCKBEARE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • POND (XIX to Late 20th Century - 1840 AD to 1996 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Pond indicated on tithe map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Pond shown as two separate ponds rather than one as on the tithe map.

Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.

Pond shown again as single pond.

Dean, R., 2018, Land either side of Percy Wakely Wood, Rockbeare: Geophysical Survey (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV361562.

A magnetometer survey was undertaken by Substrata to provide a relatively fast and cost-effective evaluation of any buried archaeology on land either side of Percy Wakley Wood, Rockbeare.

Six groups are likely to represent ground disturbance and stony deposits associated with the filling of former ponds recorded on historic maps. This monument represents group 3.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV350058Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #113649 ]
SDV361562Report - Geophysical Survey: Dean, R.. 2018. Land either side of Percy Wakely Wood, Rockbeare: Geophysical Survey. Substrata. 1804ROK-R-1. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7615 - Magnetometer Survey: Land either side of Percy Wakley Wood, Rockbeare, Devon (Ref: 1804ROK-R-1)

Date Last Edited:Aug 23 2024 8:58AM