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HER Number:MDV132953
Name:Bank, south of Braunton Marsh, Braunton

Summary

An earthwork bank is marked on the late 19th and early 20th century mapping and visible on lidar captured between 2007 and 2014.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 467 328
Map Sheet:SS43SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBraunton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRAUNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, FID 4377 (Interpretation). SDV361978.

An earthwork bank is marked on the late 19th and early 20th century mapping and visible on lidar captured between 2007 and 2014. The bank is around 220 metres long, 30 metres wide and two metres high. The purpose of the bank is uncertain but there is a sluice marked at the south east end of the bank on the historic mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV361978Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. FID 4377. [Mapped feature: #137873 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 1 2023 1:54PM