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HER Number:MDV81246
Name:Earthworks west of Pond Bay, Hartland

Summary

A possible former field boundary of medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as an earthwork to the west of Pond Bay, Hartland.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 228 267
Map Sheet:SS22NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1793, 4005-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349050.

A possible relict field boundary, visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946. Other details: NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1793 F20 4006-6 12-OCT-1946.

Environment Agency, 2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), D0076499 (Cartographic). SDV349139.

A possible relict field boundary, visible as an earthwork on Lidar data flown in 2007. Other details: Lidar SS2226 Environment Agency D0076499 24-MAY-2007.

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

A possible former field boundary is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an eroded and fragmentary earthwork above the coastal cliffs to the west of Pond Bay, Hartland. The earthwork is also clearly visible on lidar flown in May 2007. A footpath depicted on the current Ordnance Survey basemap runs alongside the former boundary.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349018Interpretation: 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.
Linked documents:1
SDV349050Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1793. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4005-6.
SDV349139Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. D0076499. [Mapped feature: #107997 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)

Date Last Edited:Aug 11 2023 4:44PM