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Summary

A series of parallel earthwork ditches of uncertain function, but likely post-medieval to modern date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the north of Battens Farm. The earthworks remain clearly visible on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 1998-2014.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DRAINAGE DITCH? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2313 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The earthwork ditches are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2405 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359178.

The earthwork ditches are visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A series of parallel earthwork ditches of uncertain function, but likely post-medieval to modern date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the north of Battens Farm. The parallel and slightly sinuous earthworks are broadly eastnortheast to westsouthwest aligned and occupy an area of approximately 1.52 hectares of moderate southeast facing slope at the tip of a spur. The earthworks closely resemble a 19th century catch meadow system, although given that they do not entirely respect the contour lines here, this does cast some doubt on this interpretation. They may alternatively represent drainage ditches. The earthworks remain clearly visible on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 1998-2014.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2313 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #74020 ]
SDV359178	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2405 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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