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| HER Number: | MDV115346 |
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| Name: | Relict Field Boundary north of Readshill, Chardstock |
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Summary
A slightly curvilinear earthwork bank, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards, is interpreted as the probable remains of a medieval field boundary that fell out of use prior to the early-20th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 297 042 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chardstock |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARDSTOCK |
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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 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
No field boundary is depicted in this exact location.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2320-2321 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
A curvilinear slight earthwork bank is visible.
Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2904 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.
A curvilinear earthwork bank is 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 curvilinear earthwork bank, up to 3.5 metres in width, was visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards. Its western end corresponds to a kink in the extant field boundary, and fits into the historic field pattern, which has been characterised as based on medieval strip fields. It is not depicted on the available historic mapping, and is interpreted as a relict field boundary of medieval origin, which fell out of use prior to the early-20th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2320-2321 11-APR-1947. |
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| 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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| SDV359479 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2904 08-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74673 ] |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 12:54PM |
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