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Summary

A series of earthwork banks of likely post-medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Conigar Knob. The earthworks remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthwork banks associated with possible orchard enclosure marked on nineteenth century parish tithe map, N of Conigar Lane, Culmstock

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• ORCHARD? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW? (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks are possibly partly depicted as field boundaries on this map.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1293-94 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Earthwork banks are faintly visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1212 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The earthwork banks 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 earthwork banks of likely post-medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Conigar Knob. The earthworks comprise a series of narrow linear northwest to southeast aligned banks of possible 18th to 19th century agricultural improvement or orchard banks, the extent of which are defined to the east and north by more substantial banks. These more substantial earthworks appear to define the extent of a small rectilinear shaped plot, approximately 31m in length by 28m in width and appear to be partly defined on the Parish Tithe map. The earthworks remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1293-94 11-APR-1947.
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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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1212 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #75177 ]

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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