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Summary

Former field boundary banks to the west of Abbotsham village are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs from 1945 onwards. 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 Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 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.

A field boundary is depicted.

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

The field boundary is not depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/132, NMR RAF/106G/LA/132 5196-5197 14-FEB-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349061.

The field boundary is visible as an earthwork bank.

Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79010, NMR OS/79010 075-076 16-APR-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349083.

The Field boundary is visible as a faint cropmark.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4126 22-MAY-2001 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349355.

The field boundary is visible as a faint cropmark.

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

Former field boundary banks to the west of Abbotsham village are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs from 1945. 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.
The curvilinear boundaries fit within the surrounding extant field system as depicted on the tithe map, which largely comprises curvilinear boundaries that are probably based on medieval strip fields. It is likely the relict boundaries are contemporary in date.
By 1979 the boundary is visible only as a faint cropmark, and continues to be visible as such in 2001.

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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SDV349061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/132. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/132 5196-5197 14-FEB-1945. [Mapped feature: #61567 ]
SDV349083	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79010. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/79010 075-076 16-APR-1979.
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.
SDV349355	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4126 22-MAY-2001.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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