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Summary

Narrow ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs from the 1940s to the 1950s. The earthworks are probably the result of modern deep ploughing for agricultural improvement and drainage.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A spring is depicted as rising in this area on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map, the field depicted as unimproved rough pasture.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1631, 2082-2083 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349023.

Narrow ridge and furrow of probable modern date can be seen covering an area of nearly six hectares, circa 900 metres east of Belgberry. Other details: RAF CPE/UK/1793 4003-4 12-OCT-1946.

Royal Air Force, 1954, RAF/58/1378, 0015-0016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349063.

Narrow ridge and furrow of probable modern date can be seen covering an area of nearly six hectares, circa 900 metres east of Belgberry. Other details: NMR RAF/58/1378 0015-0016 10-MAR-1954.

Royal Air Force, 1959, RAF/58/2984, 0043-0044 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349064.

The narrow ridge and furrow is not visible on the aerial photographs of June 1959. Other details: NMR RAF/58/2984 0043-0044 30-JUN-1959.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

Narrow ridge and furrow of probable modern date is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 to 1954. They are centred on circa SS 24212621, in a field on a north-facing slope in which a springhead previously issued, as depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map. This may support the interpretation that the field was deep-ploughed to improve drainage for agriculture, resulting in the ridged earthworks after the publication of the First Edition map in the 1880s or 1890s. A portion of the field immediately to the west also appears to have been improved in this way. The ridges cover an area of circa 0.6 hectares and are aligned north to south and east to west, and are spaced between and 4 to 6 metres apart. The earthworks are not clearly visible in any aerial photographs taken after 1954 and may have been levelled by further improvements. Similar improvement earthworks can be seen immediately to the south.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
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SDV349023	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1631. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2082-2083. [Mapped feature: #107939 ]
SDV349063	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1954. RAF/58/1378. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 0015-0016.
SDV349064	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1959. RAF/58/2984. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 0043-0044.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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