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Summary

Curvilinear field boundaries, some of which are depicted on the 1839 tithe map for the parish of Abbotsham, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946, to the south of Barton Farm, Abbotsham. They appear to have been mostly levelled by 1971.

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)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, DCC RAF/106G/UK/1420 3006-3007 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349339.

Three earthwork banks are visible to the south of Barton Farm.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1971, MAL/71027, NMR MAL/71027 175-6 27-APR-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349074.

The earthwork banks are no longer visible as upstanding features.

GetMapping, 1999, 113/99, DCC GM/113/99 433-434 27-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349371.

The earthwork banks are no longer visible and the eastern portion of the site has undergone extensive landscaping.

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

Several field boundaries are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs of 1946, to the south of Barton Farm, Abbotsham. Three of the boundaries, those at circa SS42602640, SS42652634 and SS42572630 are visible as earthworks in 1946. The fourth, at SS42562619 is visible as a cropmark in 1969. Those features at circa SS42602640, SS42652634 and SS42562619 are depicted on the 1839 tithe map for the parish of Abbotsham, but not on the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map, published in the 1880s. This might suport the interpretation that they had passed out of use by circa 1880. The remaining features are not depicted on the tithe, and therefore might have passed out of use prior to 1839. The boundaries are curvilinear in form and fit within the surrounding field system as portrayed on the historic maps, which has been characterised as being based on medieval open-field enclosure. It is probable the former field boundaries are also medieval in origin. The earthworks appear to have been mostly levelled by April 1971, and the eastern extent severly damaged or destroyed by major landscaping by July 1999.

Sources / Further Reading

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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV349074	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1971. MAL/71027. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR MAL/71027 175-6 27-APR-1971.
SDV349339	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/106G/UK/1420 3006-3007 15-APR-1946. [Mapped features: #61554 ; #61555 ]
SDV349371	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 113/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. DCC GM/113/99 433-434 27-JUL-1999.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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