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| HER Number: | MDV64428 |
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| Name: | Palaeochannels on West Bank of River Taw |
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Summary
Palaeochannels visible on 1946 aerial photogaph.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 558 323 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| Civil Parish | Tawstock |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAWSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/625
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PALAEOCHANNEL (Unknown date)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Exeter Archaeology, 2000, Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development Area at Larkbear Near Barnstaple, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV79105.
Dark sinuous marks observed on 1946 aerial photograph may represent infilled channels indicating former courses of the River Taw.
Collings, A. G., 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Tarka Tennis Centre, Seven Brethren Bank, Barnstaple (Report - Assessment). SDV336154.
Sinuous lines faintly visible on an aerial photograph of 1946 may indicate former palaeochannels before the estuarine saltmarsh was reclaimed in the 18th century. These are likely to be repositories of preserved organic material.
Lewis, D., Sept 2011, Land at Larkbear, Barnstaple: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment, 9 (Report - Assessment). SDV352261.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336154 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G.. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Tarka Tennis Centre, Seven Brethren Bank, Barnstaple. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.04. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97571 ] |
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| SDV352261 | Report - Assessment: Lewis, D.. Sept 2011. Land at Larkbear, Barnstaple: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. The Environmental Dimension Partnership (EDP). H_EDP1340_01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9. |
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| SDV79105 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2000. Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development Area at Larkbear Near Barnstaple. Exeter Archaeology Report. 00.83. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV80169 | Related to: Land Reclamation on the West Bank of the Taw (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 24 2021 10:43AM |
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