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Summary

Former field boundaries of probable medieval date are visible as curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006 to 2007, to the south of Great Seaside, Branscombe.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthwork banks and ditches visible on aerial photographs and remote sensing data do not correspond with any depicted field boundaries.

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

The earthwork banks and ditches visible on aerial photographs and remote sensing data do not correspond with any depicted field boundaries.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 3196-3197 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

Curvilinear earthwork embanked ditches are visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Environment Agency, 2006-2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR Environment Agency SY2088 D0075816 Nov 2006 - Mar 2007 (Cartographic). SDV356180.

Curvilinear earthwork embanked ditches are visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspective PGA Imagery SY2088 4-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356215.

Curvilinear earthwork embanked ditches are visible. Map object based partly on this source.

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

Possible former field boundaries of probable medieval date are visible as earthwork banks and ditches on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006 to 2007, to the south of Great Seaside, Branscombe.
The earthwork banks are between 2 and 3.5 metres wide and flanked on one or both sides by ditches between 2 to 4 metres wide. The north-west to south-east oriented earthworks are curvilinear in plan, defining a curvilinear field enclosure mirroring the shape of the extant field boundary to the north-east which is part of a field pattern that has been characterised as being medieval in origin. A slightly broader earthwork bank and ditch, perpendicular to the main boundary on its eastern side might be evidence of post-medieval sub-division of the field. The earthworks are not depicted on either the tithe map for Branscombe, digitally available from the Devon Heritage Centre, or the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map, which might support the interpretation that the field boundaries had been removed by the first half of the 19th century. The former boundaries remain partly visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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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SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 3196-3197 13-APR-1946.
SDV356180	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006-2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency SY2088 D0075816 Nov 2006 - Mar 2007.
SDV356215	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspective PGA Imagery SY2088 4-MAY-2010.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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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