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Summary

A probable curvilinear earthwork, visible on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006, is likely to be a relict medieval boundary ditch. It is not visible on any of the available aerial photographs so is likely to be either very slight or a modern surface feature, and interpretation is therefore tentative.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

A pattern of narrow long enclosures is depicted to the west.

Environment Agency, 2006, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SS9056 Environment Agency D0062057 22-APR-2006 (Cartographic). SDV352558.

A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A probable curvilinear earthwork, visible on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006, is likely to be a relict boundary ditch. Its alignment and position fits into the field pattern depicted on the Tithe map, where it appears contiguous with the termination of several narrow curving enclosures of medieval character. However it is not depicted on the available historic mapping and its use probably predates the mid nineteenth century. It is not visible on any of the available aerial photographs so is likely to be either very slight or a result of contemporary land use when the data for the Lidar image was gathered. Interpretation is therefore tentative.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV352558	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS9056 Environment Agency D0062057 22-APR-2006. [Mapped feature: #64784 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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