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| HER Number: | MDV128724 |
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| Name: | Field boundary east of Yarnacombe Farm, Modbury |
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Summary
A cropmark of a ditch, possibly evidence of a former field boundary of medieval to post-medieval date, is visible on aerial photographs of 1984 on the west-facing combe slopes east of Yarnacombe Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 685 529 |
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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 XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 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.
Devon County Council, 1984, DAP 3550, DAP 3550/01-02 13-JUL-1984 (CD) (Aerial Photograph). SDV363540.
A linear ditch is visible as a cropmark.
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 cropmark of a ditch up to circa 0.5m wide and 45m long is visible on aerial photographs of 1984 on the west-facing combe slopes to the east of Yarnacombe Farm.
The cropmark does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury, but is roughly parallel to, and could be interpreted as being in keeping with the character of, a field boundary depicted 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: #126477 ] |
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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 11:56AM |
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