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Summary

A relict field system of possible medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as low earthwork banks and possible cropmarks to the north and east of Croydehoe Farm. The earthworks were possibly part of a wider system of enclosure on the Baggy Point peninsular based on the enclosure of open strip fields.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3135-3136 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.

The former field boundaries are visible as low earthworks.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89114, NMR OS/89114 713-4 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350315.

The former field boundaries are clearly visible as soilmarks. Map object parlty based on this source.

Environment Agency, 2003, LiDAR data JPEG image (2 metre resolution), LIDAR SS4240 Environment Agency D0026914 15-MAR-2003 (Cartographic). SDV349324.

The former field boundaries are clearly visible as earthwork banks.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4240 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349344.

The boundaries are visible as pale cropmarks of banks.

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

A relict field system of possible medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as low earthwork banks and possible cropmarks to the north and east of Croydehoe Farm. The earthworks appear to cover an area of at least 2.3 hectares but were possibly part of a wider system of enclosure on the Baggy Point peninsular based on the enclosure of open strip fields. The relict banks are aligned roughly north to south and east to west, falling within, and probably a continuation of, a wider field pattern inferred from earthworks recorded to the east and north, and field patterns depicted on the tithe map for Georgeham. The probable former boundaries are clearly visible as soil or germination marks on aerial photographs of May 1989, albeit somewhat dragged by plough action. The earthworks are very apparent on digital interactive images derived from Lidar data acquired in March 2003.

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.
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SDV349324	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2003. LiDAR data JPEG image (2 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS4240 Environment Agency D0026914 15-MAR-2003.
SDV349344	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4240 04-MAY-2007. [Mapped feature: #62504 ]
SDV349927	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3135-3136 13-MAY-1946.
SDV350315	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89114. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89114 713-4 04-MAY-1989.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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