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Monument details

Summary

A large bank is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photography. The bank is c.12m wide and visible for a total of c.350m, it initially runs parallel to a field drain then curves back on itself before stopping short of another field drain. The bank does not appear to be a part of the field system shown in this area on historic Ordnance Survey mapping. It is likely to be of medieval or earlier post-medieval date and may be a flood bank or related to the reclamation of land from the Wantsum Channel during these periods. A similar bank (MWX43330) lies 90m to the SE and is likely to be related to this feature.

Monument Types

• BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• FLOOD DEFENCES? (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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A large bank is visible as an earthwork on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photography [1]. The bank is c.12m wide and follows a curving alignment, it initially runs parallel to a field drain for 95m then curves back on itself and runs for a further 240m before stopping just short of another field drain. The bank does not appear to be a part of the field system shown in this area on historic Ordnance Survey mapping [2]. It is likely to be of medieval or earlier post-medieval date and may be a flood bank or related to the reclamation of land from the Wantsum Channel during these periods. A similar bank (MWX43330) lies 90m to the SE and is likely to be related to this feature.

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<3> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.

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