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HER Number:MDV107397
Name:Earthwork Ditch to the southeast of Trinity

Summary

An earthwork ditch of uncertain date and function is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1967 and on digital images derived from Lidar data captured in 2005, to the southeast of Trinity.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 995 055
Map Sheet:SS90NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBradninch
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRADNINCH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1539 AD? (Between))

Full description

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

The earthwork ditch is not depicted on the Bradninch parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3309-10 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

The earthwork ditch is visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1967, OS/67040, OS/67040 V 10-11 18-APR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356895.

The earthwork ditch remains partly visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SS9905 Environment Agency DSM 19-DEC-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The earthwork ditch is visible on digital images derived from Lidar data captured during 2005.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

An earthwork ditch of uncertain date and function is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1967, to the southeast of Trinity. The prominent earthwork is L-Shaped in form, is broadly east to west and north to south aligned and with a well-defined and sharp corner to the northeast. The nature and date of the earthwork is largely unclear, although does interestingly correspond at either end to two historic field boundaries depicted on the parish tithe map, although is bisected by Bagmore Hill. If the earthwork does form part of a former field boundary, then they would clearly pre-date construction of the road and be of potential medieval date. The earthwork ditch remains visible on aerial photographs of 1967 and on digital images derived from Lidar data captured during 2005.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV354994Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3309-10 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #66851 ]
SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV356895Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67040. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/67040 V 10-11 18-APR-1967.
SDV357034Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS9905 Environment Agency DSM 19-DEC-2005.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Date Last Edited:May 23 2022 10:32AM