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HER Number: | MDV128038 |
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Name: | Water channels northwest of Wheeldon Orchard, Diptford |
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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 this date and they have possibly since been levelled.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 742 547 |
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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 | NORTH HUISH |
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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 2203-2204 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
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 and parallel to the southwest facing combe slope, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. They are interpreted as 19th century water channels, possibly of a catch meadow irrigation system which tapped a spring-fed stream that rises circa 110m to the south. The earthworks are not visible on the available aerial imagery after 1946 and have 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 2203-2204 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #125072 ] |
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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: none recorded
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 2 2020 9:27AM |
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