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| HER Number: | MDV9650 |
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| Name: | RIDGE AND FURROW in the Parish of Whitestone |
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Summary
A ridge and furrow field system lies half-way between lower kingswell and west town (bks surveys ltd). Vis=-/-/1985 (pamment). The field name little old orchard from the 1840 tithe map would suggest an orchard within this area. The practice of ridging orchards was common in previous centuries to prevent the water-logging of roots which would damage the trees eventually (pamment).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 854 927 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX89SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whitestone |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITESTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX89SE/22
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Unknown date)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV281400.
Aph=bks surveys ltd, exeter-okehampton/4743/170540/vertical.14 dec.1971. Road construction unit sowton.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281401.
Des=pamment, j. /parish survey of whitestone and oldridge(st. Thomas)/(1986) 176-177.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281402.
Des=tithe map/(1840).
Pamment, J., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV39456.
A ridge and furrow field system lies half-way between lower kingswell and west town (bks surveys ltd). Vis=-/-/1985 (pamment). The field name little old orchard from the 1840 tithe map would suggest an orchard within this area. The practice of ridging orchards was common in previous centuries to prevent the water-logging of roots which would damage the trees eventually (pamment).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV281400 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV281401 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV281402 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV39456 | Migrated Record: Pamment, J.. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV121727 | Related to: Narrow ridge and furrow or orchard, West Town Farm, Whitestone (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 5 2018 9:27AM |
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