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Summary

A possible medieval field boundary on Saunton Down is visible as a pale curvilinear cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1952. It is likely to have been disused by the mid nineteenth century, although below ground remains may survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Alex Doull, 1841, Part 1 Plan of the Parish of Braunton in the County Devon (Cartographic). SDV349930.

No field boundary is depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S171, NMR RAF/5171 24-25 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349056.

A linear cropmark is just visible.

Royal Air Force, 1952, RAF/540/949, NMR RAF/540/949 5080 24-NOV-1952 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349761.

A curvilinear bank is visible as a pale cropmark.

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

A pale curvilinear cropmark, 7 metres wide and 150 metres in width, is visible on the hillside above Saunton Sands on aerial photographs taken in 1952. There are some indications of a linear ridge here on aerial photographs taken in 1941, but this could be a result of the underlying geology. The curvilinear cropmark is interpreted as forming over a bank; it is roughly contiguous with an extant boundary to the east and could be the remains of a ploughed out and levelled medieval field boundary. No boundary is depicted in this location on the 1841 Tithe map, suggesting that the bank had become degraded and fallen out of use prior to the mid nineteenth century. Below ground remains may survive, although no earthworks are visible on the available aerial photographs.

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
SDV349056	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S171. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/5171 24-25 01-JUN-1941.
SDV349761	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1952. RAF/540/949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/540/949 5080 24-NOV-1952. [Mapped feature: #62509 ]
SDV349930	Cartographic: Alex Doull. 1841. Part 1 Plan of the Parish of Braunton in the County Devon. 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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