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Summary

Former field boundary banks to the north-east of Abbotsham village are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs from 1950. The curvilinear cropmarks fit within and therefore are contemporary with or post-date the surrounding extant field system, a mix of curvilinear boundaries and rectilinear enclosures that are probably medieval in origin. The former field boundaries are depicted on the 1839 tithe map for the parish of Abbotsham, but had probably fallen out of use and been removed prior the publication of the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map in circa the 1890s.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1890 AD)

Full description

George Braund and Henry Hearn, 1840, The Parish of Abbotsham in the county of Devon surveyed for the commutation of Tithe (Cartographic). SDV349348.

The field boundaries are depicted.

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

The field boundaries are not depicted.

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

Two former field boundary banks are visible as cropmarks.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4226. SS4227, SS4326, SS4327 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349344.

The field boundaries are no longer visible.

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

Two former field boundary banks to the north of Abbotsham village are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs from 1946. The curvilnear former boundaries are depicted on the 1839 tithe map for the parish of Abbotsham, but not on the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map, supporting the interpretation that they had passed out of use, and possibly removed, by the 1880s. Further field boundaries have been removed since 1946.
The 1839 tihe map illustrates the field boundaries within their surrounding extant field system, which largely comprises curvilinear boundaries that are probably based on medieval strip fields. It is likely the relict boundaries are late medieval or post-medieval in date. Since
The fields in which the cropmarks have been recorded, and their immediate neighbours to the east, have been greatly disturbed by recent development, and the former boundaries are no longer visible.

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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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: #61565 ; #61566 ]
SDV349344	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4226. SS4227, SS4326, SS4327 04-MAY-2007.
SDV349348	Cartographic: George Braund and Henry Hearn. 1840. The Parish of Abbotsham in the county of Devon surveyed for the commutation of Tithe. Tithe Map.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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