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Summary

Former field boundaries of probable medieval origin are visible on aerial photographs of the 1960s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as curvilinear earthwork banks and hollows on the north-west facing slopes north of Rocklands, Chudleigh.

Location

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

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The visible earthworks correspond in part with depicted field boundaries.

Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1964, FSL/6412 V, FSL/6412 V 2041-2042 07-FEB-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357115.

Curvilinear earthwork banks and hollows are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8578-SX8678 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Curvilinear earthwork banks and hollows are 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 (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Curvilinear earthwork banks and hollows 2 to 4m wide and up to circa 175m long are visible on aerial photographs of the 1960s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 on the north-west facing slopes north of Rocklands, Chudleigh. The visible earthworks correspond in part with field boundaries depicted on the Tithe map for Chudleigh and are interpreted as former field boundaries of probable medieval origin that had been partly cleared prior to circa 1840.

Dean, R., 26/07/2014, Land at Station Hill and Oldway Lane Chudleigh, Newton Abbot (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV357144.

A geophysical survey was undertaken by Substrata on land at Station Hill in support of an outline planning application.

The eastern field boundary that is mapped, was also identified during a geophysical survey. Group 16 indicates the presence of a former field boundary or, less likely, a former track. The anomaly was identified alongside another boundary (anomaly 17) which forms a right angle to it. This right angle is not visible on aerial phtography but could be related to the existing mapped boundary.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV357115	Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1964. FSL/6412 V. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Photograph (Paper). FSL/6412 V 2041-2042 07-FEB-1964.
SDV357144	Report - Geophysical Survey: Dean, R.. 26/07/2014. Land at Station Hill and Oldway Lane Chudleigh, Newton Abbot. Substrata. 130713. Digital.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
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 (AI&M). 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 SX8578-SX8678 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #114195 ]

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)
• EDV6569 - Gradiometer Survey, Land at Station Hill and Oldway Lane Chudleigh, Newton Abbot (Ref: 130713)

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