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| HER Number: | MDV55982 |
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| Name: | Francis Davy's Embankment, Topsham |
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Summary
Stone-faced embankment built by Francis Davy in 1844 in order to reclaim the marsh.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 973 876 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOPSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98NE/147
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Collings, A. G., 1995, Archaeological Assessment of RSPB Reserves at Exminster Marshes and Bowling Green March, Topsham, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV298230.
Stone-faced embankment built by local land owner, Francis Davy, in 1844 in order to enclose the marsh. It runs for some 1350m from Riversmeet House around to Red Rock. The land thus reclaimed seems never to have achieved the expected quality as arable but made good pasture. It is marked on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map as 'Liable to Floods'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV298230 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G.. 1995. Archaeological Assessment of RSPB Reserves at Exminster Marshes and Bowling Green March, Topsham. Exeter Archaeology Report. 95.34. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV60850 | Part of: Bowling Green Marsh Field System (Monument) |
| MDV72673 | Part of: Clyst Valley Embankments (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 11 2009 3:19PM |
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