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| HER Number: | MDV128723 |
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| Name: | Cropmarks of ditches north of Yarnacombe Farm, Modbury |
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Summary
An L-shaped ditch, possibly evidence of a boundary of medieval to post-medieval date, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of 1984 on the west-facing combe slopes north-west of Yarnacombe Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 683 531 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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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
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The cropmark does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury but is in keeping with the character of the extant field boundaries immediately to the north.
Devon County Council, 1984, DAP 3550, DAP 3550/01-02 13-JUL-1984 (CD) (Aerial Photograph). SDV363540.
An L-shaped cropmark of a ditch is 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.
An L-shaped cropmark of a ditch up to circa 2m wide and 146m long is visible on aerial photographs of 1984 on the west-facing combe slopes north-west of Yarnacombe Farm.
The cropmark crosses and possibly cuts, thereby post-dating the cropmark of a ditched enclosure of probable prehistoric date (MDV36994).
It does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury. It is, however, roughly parallel to, and could be interpreted as being in keeping with the character of, the extant field boundary immediately to the north, part of a field pattern characterised as of medieval origin.
This might support the interpretation of the cropmark as evidence of a former boundary of medieval or post-medieval date, that had been cleared by the early 19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. 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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| SDV363540 | Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1984. DAP 3550. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 3550/01-02 13-JUL-1984 (CD). [Mapped feature: #126476 ] |
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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: | Jul 3 2020 11:42AM |
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