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| HER Number: | MDV81354 |
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| Name: | Earthworks for agricultural improvement north of Highdown Cross |
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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. Earthworks are visible on aerial photographs of 1959 but not on 1977 or later aerial photographs, and they may have been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 283 254 |
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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 XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 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.
Royal Air Force, 1959, RAF/58/2984, 0050-0051 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349064.
Ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks. Other details: NMR RAF/58/2984 F22 0050-0051 30-JUN-1959.
Ordnance Survey, 1977, OS/77023, 025-026 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349036.
No earthworks are visible in this location. Other details: NMR OS/77023 025-026 19-MAY-1977.
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 4 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 of 1959 with vegetation growth, probably rushes, in the furrows. However no earthworks are visible on 1977 or later aerial photographs, 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). 2072-2073. |
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| SDV349036 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1977. OS/77023. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). 025-026. |
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| SDV349064 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1959. RAF/58/2984. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 0050-0051. [Mapped feature: #108105 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2019 10:42AM |
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