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| HER Number: | MDV81342 |
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| Name: | Earthworks from agricultural improvement south of Exmansworthy Farm |
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Summary
Narrow ridge and furrow is visible as clear earthworks on aerial photographs from 1946 and is probably the result of deep ploughing to enhance drainage for agricultural improvement of land. No earthworks are visible on later aerial photographs, and the earthworks may have since beeen levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 272 263 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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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, 2077-2078 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349023.
Ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks across this field. Other details: DCC RAF/106G/UK/1631 2077-2078 08-JUL-1946.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Narrow ridge and furrow is visible on aerial photographs from 1946 as parallel linear earthworks, aligned cross-contour at approximately north-west to south-east and at spacings of 3 to 4 metres, either side of a darker area which may be a spring line. It is very clear and likely to be relatively recent when the photograph was taken. The earthworks are probably the result of deep ploughing to enhance drainage for agricultural improvement of land, in common with many other fields in the vicinity in the mid twentieth century. No earthworks are visible on later aerial photographs, and the earthworks may have since beeen levelled.
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). 2077-2078. [Mapped feature: #108092 ] |
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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: | Oct 1 2020 4:56PM |
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