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| HER Number: | MDV131944 |
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| Name: | Field boundary north-east of Cookshayes Farm, Widworthy |
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Summary
A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and interpreted as a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval origin, that passed out of use prior to circa 1840.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 210 975 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Widworthy |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDWORTHY |
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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 (Between) to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
The ditch is faintly visible.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY2197 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A short north-west to south-east orientated curvilinear ditch circa 5m wide is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It does not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps, but is faintly visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The ditch is interpreted as a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval origin, that passed out of use prior to circa 1840.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY2197 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #134063 ] |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2021 3:52PM |
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