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Summary

The remains of former field boundaries of probable medieval or post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards, as earthwork banks to the west of Babbacombe Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

No field boundaries are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1793, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1793 4042 12-OCT-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349050.

The location of former field boundaries are visible as earthwork banks and ditches.

Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79010, NMR OS/79010 143-144 16-APR-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349083.

The location of former field boundaries are visible as earthwork banks and ditches.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

Former field boundaries of medieval or post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of the mid 1940s to the late 1970s, as short curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches to the west of Babbacombe Farm. The boundaries defined by the earthworks are not depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map of 1880s-1890s. However, they are clearly associated with the surrounding field boundaries which are depicted, which are probably medieval in origin. The relict field boundaries had therefore probably passed out of use by the second half of the 19th century. The earthworks are not clearly visible on later aerial photographs.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011-2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
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SDV349050	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1793. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1793 4042 12-OCT-1946.
SDV349083	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79010. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/79010 143-144 16-APR-1979.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)

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