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| HER Number: | MDV122777 |
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| Name: | Ditched enclosure north-east of Deer Leap Farm, Higher Ashton |
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Summary
A ditched enclosure or small field potentially of medieval date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 and images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on the south-west facing combe slopes to the north-east of Deer Leap Farm, Higher Ashton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 859 846 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHTON |
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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))
- DRAINAGE DITCH? (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3140-3141 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
An earthwork ditch is visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8584 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
An earthwork ditch is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork under pasture on aerial photographs of 1946 and images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on the south-west facing combe slopes to the north-east of Deer Leap Farm, Higher Ashton. The visible earthwork is up to 5 metres wide and 70 metres long, defining an enclosure adjacent to the southern bank of the France Brook approximately 38 metres by 28 metres in size.
It is possible that the earthwork is simply a paleochannel or evidence of post-medieval drainage. However, the visible earthwork is interpreted as evidence of a former field boundary defining an enclosure in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern, as depicted on the Tithe Map for Ashton. This field pattern, comprising small subdivided fields, has been characterised as derived from medieval enclosure based on strip fields.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3140-3141 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8584 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #113129 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 24 2018 5:18PM |
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