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Summary

Former field boundaries of probable medieval date are visible as curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006 to 2007, to the north of Great Seaside, Branscombe.

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 (Between))

Full description

1841, Tithe Apportionments for the parish of Branscombe (Cartographic). SDV356269.

The Tithe apportionments for the field 975a list it as an orchard.

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

The field in which the earthwork banks are located is depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 3196-3197 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

Curvilinear earthwork embanked ditches are visible.

Environment Agency, 2006-2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR Environment Agency SY2088 D0075816 Nov 2006 - Mar 2007 (Cartographic). SDV356180.

The curvilinear earthwork embanked ditches remain visible as subtle earthworks.

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

Former field boundaries of probable medieval date are visible as earthwork banks and ditches on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006 to 2007, to the north of Great Seaside, Branscombe. The main north-west to south-east oriented boundary is defined by two low earthwork banks around 2 metres wide flanking a ditch less than three metres in width. The earthworks are curvilinear in plan, paralleling the shape of the extant field boundary to the north-east which is part of a field pattern that has been characterised as being medieval in origin. A shorter earthwork bank and ditch, perpendicular to the main boundary on its eastern side might be evidence of post-medieval sub-division of the field. Both the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map and the tithe map and apportionments for Branscombe indicate that this field was in use as an orchard by the mid to late 19th century and it was possibly to convert the field this function that the hedge boundary was removed.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. 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 3196-3197 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #65591 ]
SDV356180	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006-2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency SY2088 D0075816 Nov 2006 - Mar 2007.
SDV356269	Cartographic: 1841. Tithe Apportionments for the parish of Branscombe. Tithe Apportionment.

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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