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Summary

Narrow ridge and furrow is visible on aerial photographs from 1946 as cross-contour earthworks in parts of three fields, presumably a result of modern deep ploughing for drainage and agricultural improvement. Examination of 2007 LiDAR suggests that earthworks have been levelled in one of the three fields.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1631, 2075-2076 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349023.

Narrow ridge and furrow is visible in parts of three fields, centred at SS2649227159, SS2657027065 and SS2659026943. Other details: DCC RAF/106G/UK/1631 2075-2076 08-JUL-1946.

Environment Agency, 2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), D0076544, D0076549 (Cartographic). SDV349139.

Earthworks of ridge and furrow are just discernable in the fields centred on SS2649227159 and SS2657027065. Other details: LIDAR SS2627SE Environment Agency D0076549 24-MAR-2007, LIDAR SS2627SW Environment Agency D0076544 24-MAR-2007.

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

Narrow ridge and furrow between 3 and 5 metres wide is visible on aerial photographs from 1946 as earthworks in parts of three fields, centred at SS2649227159, SS2657027065 and SS2659026943. A natural springline runs through the latter two fields, and the orientation of the ridge and furrow differs on either side of the spring line. The ridges run cross-contour, and are presumably a result of deep ploughing to increase the speed of land drainage. On the west of the spring line they are orientated approximately north to south, and on the east of the spring line they are aligned approximately north-east to south-west. The earthworks are just discernable on 2007 LiDAR data in the fields centred on SS2649227159 and SS2657027065, but not in the field centred on SS2659026943, suggesting that it has been levelled in just one of the three fields.

Sources / Further Reading

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). 2075-2076. [Mapped feature: #108052 ]
SDV349139	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. D0076544, D0076549.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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