MDE11686 - Post-medieval field system east of Windypost Cross (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
SS 724 479. Earthworks (form unspecified) identified by Devon County Rescue Archaeology Field Survey Officer visible as a soilmark on aerial photographs. [1,2] The reference falls in a pasture field on a gentle north facing slope. There is no trace of any earthworks at SS 724 479. In the same pasture field at SS 7231 4791 is a curvilinear hollow (about 50 metres long) following a line parallel to the bend of the modern road. This is possibly a ploughed out hollow way predating the road and may have been interpreted as an earthwork. Also within this field are five rings, slight annular hollows, caused by circular animal feeders being left in position over a long period - one is still in use. [3] The Tithe Map for Lynton and Lynmouth parish shows that the field in which the site is recorded was previously subdivided into five parcels and that the outside boundary of this group has since expanded outwards, with the internal partitions apparently removed. It is possible that the earthworks described above may relate to these previous field boundaries. N.B. GIS mapping edited to show boundary of enclosed fields. [4,5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. Devon County Rescue Archaeology Field Survey Officer, 1979.
- <2> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1980/4049 (Undated).
- <3> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 4 February 1994.
- <4> SEM7677 Map: 1840. Lynton and Lynmouth Parish Tithe Map and Apportionment. Land parcels 1204-8.
- <5> SEM8630 Verbal communication: Various. 1993-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments. Catherine Dove, 28 March 2018.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 926081, Extant 14 December 2021.
External Links (1)
- www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=926081 (Original Monarch entry: 926081)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR (Devonshire): SS74NW/34
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 12217
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20270
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NW36
- National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 926081
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 725 479 (423m by 222m) |
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Map sheet | SS74NW |
Civil Parish | LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Dec 14 2021 4:08PM
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