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| HER Number: | MDV106458 |
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| Name: | Cultivation Plots, Lower Dunscombe Cliff, Sidmouth |
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Summary
Nineteenth century map shows a number of small plots and buildings, possibly used for potato cultivation.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 160 879 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY18NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SALCOMBE REGIS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CULTIVATION TERRACE (Unknown date)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 167 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Below Dunscombe Cliffs number of small plots with associated paths and occasional unmarked single buildings (probable sheds) shown on OS 1889 map. Similar cultivated plots below cliffs at Littlecombe Shoot were apparently for potato growing.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #65981 ] |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 167. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134621 | Related to: Building on Weston Plat, Sidmouth (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 7 2023 11:07AM |
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