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HER Number:MDV73902
Name:Field system on Common Moor, Langtree

Summary

1946-49 Royal Air Force aerial photograph shows evidence of ploughing on Common Moor.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 459 131
Map Sheet:SS41SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLangtree
Civil ParishPeters Marland
Civil ParishShebbear
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishLANGTREE
Ecclesiastical ParishPETERS MARLAND
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEBBEAR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Evidence of ploughing on Common Moor shown on 1946-1949 RAF aerial photograph, with possible division into small fields.

Knight, S., 2007, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV339262.

Field system shown on RAF aerial photo could be 19th or possibly early 20th century steam ploughing following lines of various natural features such as streams.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV339262Personal Comment: Knight, S.. 2007. Not Applicable.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 30 2021 9:27AM