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| HER Number: | MDV106550 |
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| Name: | Relict Field Boundary East of Majorhayes Coppice |
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Summary
A linear earthwork bank, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards, is interpreted as a relict medieval field boundary bank that passed out of use by the mid nineteenth century. Earthwork remains may survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 276 906 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMOUTH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY BANK (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
No field boundary is depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3326-3327 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A curvilinear earthwork bank is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/58/5607, NMR RAF/58/5607 F21 347-348 22-JAN-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355896.
A curvilinear earthwork bank 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 curvilinear earthwork bank, up to 3 metres in width, is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946. It is interpreted as a relict boundary bank, probably part of the surrounding medieval field system. It is not depicted on the available historic mapping, indicating that it passed out of use by the mid nineteenth century. Earthwork remains may survive.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| 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 RP 3326-3327 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV355896 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/58/5607. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/5607 F21 347-348 22-JAN-1963. [Mapped feature: #66074 ] |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 25 2014 1:17PM |
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