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| HER Number: | MDV81353 |
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| Name: | Earthworks for agricultural improvement north of Highdown Cross |
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Summary
Narrow ridge and furrow iis 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. Earthworks are visible on aerial photographs from 1999 and LiDAR data captured in 2007.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 283 255 |
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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
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, 2072-2073 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349023.
Ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks. Other details: DCC RAF/106G/UK/1631 2072-2073 08-JUL-1946.
GetMapping, 1999, 125/99, 075-076 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349216.
Ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks. Other details: DCC GM/125/99 0075-0076 10-SEP-1999.
Environment Agency, 2003, LiDAR data JPEG image (2 metre resolution), LIDAR SS2824 Environment Agency D0026885 15-MAR-2003 (Cartographic). SDV349324.
Ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks. Other details: LIDAR SS2824 Environment Agency D0026885 15-MAR-2003
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Narrow cross-contour ridge and furrow, aligned approximately north-north-east to south-south-west and 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. Earthworks are visible on aerial photographs from 1999 and LiDAR data captured in 2007.
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). 2072-2073. [Mapped feature: #108104 ] |
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| SDV349216 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 125/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 075-076. |
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| SDV349324 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2003. LiDAR data JPEG image (2 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS2824 Environment Agency D0026885 15-MAR-2003. |
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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 4:58PM |
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