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| HER Number: | MDV128558 |
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| Name: | Deserted settement south-west of Witchcombe Farm, Ugborough |
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Summary
Rectangular terracing or platforms are identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as earthworks on the north-west facing slopes of the combe to the south-west of Witchcombe Farm. The date and function of the earthworks are unknown, but they might be the site of a former settlement or farmstead of medieval to post-medieval date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 693 542 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any feature depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2196-2197 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Banks or scarps are visible defining aa rectilinear platform and combe-side terracing.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 10-SEP-2018 ACCESSED 16-JUN-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Banks or scarps are visible defining aa rectilinear platform and combe-side terracing.Banks or scarps are visible defining aa rectilinear platform and combe-side terracing.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
Banks or scarps are visible defining aa rectilinear platform and combe-side terracing.
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.
Banks or scarps are identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as earthworks defining a possible rectangular platform circa 86m by 30m on the north-west facing slopes of the combe, south-west of Witchcombe Farm.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey. They could be evidence of a former settlement, such as a farmstead of medieval to post-medieval date that had been abandoned by the early-19th century.
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 FS 2196-2197 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 10-SEP-2018 ACCESSED 16-JUN-2020. |
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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #126211 ] |
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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: | Jun 19 2020 12:10PM |
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