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Summary

A possible former field boundary potentially of medieval date is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark of a levelled earthwork above the coastal cliffs south of Dawlish Warren. The boundary might have passed out of use between circa 1840 and 1880.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The cropmark might correspond with a depicted boundary.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map, The cropmark does not correspond with any depicted boundary. (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The cropmark does not correspond with any depicted boundary.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 3019-3020 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A diffuse cropmark of a levelled earthwork is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A possible former field boundary potentially of medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as a diffuse cropmark above the coastal cliffs south of Dawlish Warren. The cropmark, probably that of a levelled field boundary bank, falls within the field pattern as depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map, but does not correspond with any depicted boundary. It might correspond with a boundary depicted on the Tithe map for Kenton. This might support the interpretation that the boundary passed out of use between circa 1840 and 1880. The cropmark is not visible on later aerial photographs.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). The cropmark does not correspond with any depicted boundary..
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 3019-3020 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #64730 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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