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HER Number: | MDV128007 |
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Name: | Water channel southwest of Higher Bearscombe, Diptford |
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Summary
A narrow curvilinear earthwork ditch interpreted as a 19th century water channel, possibly associated with a catch meadow irrigation system to the northeast, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 748 534 |
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Map Sheet: | SX75SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Diptford |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | DIPTFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- 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 2204-2205 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A narrow curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork.
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.
A narrow curvilinear earthwork ditch, less than 2m wide and parallel to the southeast facing combe slope, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. It is interpreted as a 19th century water channel, possibly associated with a catch meadow irrigation system recorded to the northeast (MDV67301). The earthwork is not visible on the available aerial imagery after 1946 and has possibly since been levelled.
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 2204-2205 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #125039 ] |
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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
MDV67301 | Related to: Catch meadow at Lower Bearscombe, Diptford (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: | Apr 1 2020 10:50AM |
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