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Summary

Former field boundaries of probable medieval origin, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the south of Gilscott.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XX - 1066 AD to 1967 AD)

Full description

1837, Map of the Parish of Alwington in the county of Devon (Cartographic). SDV349341.

The earthwork banks correspond with boundaries depicted on the circa 1837 tithe map for Alwington.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The boundaries are not depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25in ch map.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5034-5 19-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.

Field boundaries are visibls as earthwork banks.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1967, MAL/67007, RAF MAL/67007 106-107 08-FEB-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349066.

Field boundaries remain visible as earthwork banks.

GetMapping, 1999, 089/99, DCC GM/088/99 0334-0335 11-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349037.

The earthworks on the northern half of the area have been obscured by the expansion agricultural buildings associated with Gilscott Farm, and the southern half is no longer identifiable.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

Former field boundaries of probable medieval origin are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 to 1967, to the south of Gilscott. The curvilinear earthworks correspond in part with field boundaries depicted on the Alwington tithe map of circa 1837. They are not depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map, published in the 1880s or 1890s, and had therefore probably passed out of use by this date. The earthworks are noticeably less well defined in 1967 and have probably been damaged by ploughing. Aerial photographs of 1999 reveal the northern half of the earthwork to have been obscured by the expansion agricultural buildings associated with Gilscott Farm, and the southern half is no longer identifiable.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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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SDV349037	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 089/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC GM/088/99 0334-0335 11-JUL-1999.
SDV349066	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1967. MAL/67007. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF MAL/67007 106-107 08-FEB-1967.
SDV349143	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158 5034-5 19-APR-1946.
SDV349341	Cartographic: 1837. Map of the Parish of Alwington in the county of Devon. Tithe Map.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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