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Summary

A series of curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and interpreted as field boundaries of medieval to post-medieval origin, most of which passed out of use prior to circa 1840.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Some of the ditches may correspond with depicted field boundaries.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1695 Bluesky International DTM APR-JUN 2016 (exact date unknown) (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A series of earthwork ditches are visible.

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

A series of curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The ditches curve approximately north-east to south-west down a south-east facing slope. Some are in parallel and some may be those depicted on the Tithe Map. Others do not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps. The earthworks do not have the appearance of a strip field system, but may be interpreted as field boundaries of medieval to post-medieval origin, some of which passed out of use prior to circa 1840.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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