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| HER Number: | MDV112889 |
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| Name: | Medieval to Post Medieval Field Boundary at Bowls Cross, Poltimore |
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Summary
A probable buried ditched feature was visible on aerial photographs as a curvilinear cropmark on east-facing slopes at Bowls Cross, Poltimore. The cropmark is probably evidence of a former field boundary of possible medieval date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 964 981 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Poltimore |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | POLTIMORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The cropmark corresponds in part with a field boundary marked on the Tithe Map for Poltimore.
English Heritage, 1984, NMR 2161, NMR 2161/182 26-JUN-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356816.
A curvilinear cropmark of a buried ditched feature was visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92359 V, OS/92359 V 29-30 20-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358055.
A curvilinear cropmark of a buried ditched feature was visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A buried ditched feature was visible on aerial photographs of 1984 and 1992 as a curvilinear cropmark on east-facing slopes at Bowls Cross, Poltimore. The more regular north-west to south-east aligned eastern end of the cropmark probably corresponds in part with a field boundary marked on the Tithe Map for Poltimore, and may relate to a phase of post-medieval enclosure. The more curvilinear and roughly west to east aligned western section is not depicted, and might therefore be evidence of a section of field boundary that passed out of use prior to the 1840s. The curvilinear nature of the cropmark might support the interpretation that it is evidence of a former field boundary of medieval origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV356816 | Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1984. NMR 2161. NMR Aerial Photograph. Print. NMR 2161/182 26-JUN-1984. [Mapped feature: #72245 ] |
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| SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV358055 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92359 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92359 V 29-30 20-JUN-1992. |
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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: | Jul 28 2015 4:44PM |
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