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| HER Number: | MDV81351 |
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| Name: | Earthworks from agricultural improvement west of Brownsham |
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Summary
Narrow ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946. It is interpreted as a result of modern deep ploughing for agricultural improvement of poorly drained land. No earthworks are not visible on later aerial photographs and they may have been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 283 259 |
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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, 2076-2077 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349023.
Ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks. Other details: DCC RAF/106G/UK/1631 2076-2077 08-JUL-1946.
Royal Air Force, 1959, RAF/58/2984, 0049-0050 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349064.
No earthworks are visible in this cultivated field. Other details: NMR RAF/58/2984 F22 0049-0050 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, aligned approximately north to south and spaced 8 metres apart, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946. It is interpreted as a result of modern deep ploughing for agricultural improvement of poorly drained land. No earthworks are visible on the later aerial photographs available to the survey, and they may have been 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). 2076-2077. [Mapped feature: #108102 ] |
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| SDV349064 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1959. RAF/58/2984. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 0049-0050. |
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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 4:57PM |
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