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HER Number:MDV41808
Name:Linear Earthwork on Chapel Hill

Summary

Possible field boundary, visible as an earthwork across the northern side of Chapel Hill, also shown on 19th century Tithe Map.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 492 374
Map Sheet:SS43NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBraunton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRAUNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43NE/238

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Haggerty, F. M., 1991, St. Michael's Chapel, Braunton: A Survey of the Standing Remains, 5 (Un-published). SDV83681.

There appears to have been an earthwork running across the saddle of Chapel Hill. The line of this also aligns with a tithe map field boundary which has been ploughed out.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV83681Un-published: Haggerty, F. M.. 1991. St. Michael's Chapel, Braunton: A Survey of the Standing Remains. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 21 2024 10:47AM