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HER Number:MDV131643
Name:Field boundary south of Sidbrook Nook, Sidmouth

Summary

A short curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and interpreted as a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval origin, that passed out of use prior to circa 1840.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 158 943
Map Sheet:SY19SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSidmouth
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSIDBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

The bank is visible.

GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.

The bank is visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1594 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016, 04-MAY-2016 and 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A short curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

A short east to west orientated bank is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The banks does not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps, but is parallel to a depicted field boundary to the immediate north. The bank is visible on modern aerial photographs and photographs dating from the 1940's. It is interpreted as a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval origin, that passed out of use prior tocirca 1840.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV321648Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital).
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1594 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016, 04-MAY-2016 and 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #133276 ]
SDV363914Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

Date Last Edited:Oct 19 2021 11:17AM