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HER Number: | MDV127978 |
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Name: | Water channels at Higher Brownston, Modbury |
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Summary
Narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches, interpreted as 19th century water channels, possibly of a catch meadow irrigation system, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The earthworks are not visible on the available aerial imagery after 1946 and have possibly since been levelled.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 700 527 |
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Map Sheet: | SX75SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Modbury |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW? (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- WATER CHANNEL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4090-4091 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The earthwork ditches follow the contours of the south facing combe slope and occupy an area of circa 0.65 hectares. They are interpreted as 19th century water channels, possibly of a catch meadow irrigation system. The earthworks are not visible on the available aerial imagery after 1946 and have possibly since been levelled. Additional water channels (MDV127977) which may be associated with these earthworks are visible on the opposite side of the road to the south.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4090-4091 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #124986 ] |
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SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV127977 | Related to: Water channels at Higher Brownston, Modbury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2020 8:48AM |
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