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Summary

Former field boundary or drainage ditches of uncertain date are visible as earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the south of the former farmstead of Lackington Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The former field boundary or drainage ditches are not depicted on the Withycombe Raleigh parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4029-30 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The former field boundary or drainage ditches are visible as earthwork ditches.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1969, MAL/69014, MAL/69014 V 203-04 05-MAR-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355379.

The former field boundary or drainage ditches are visible as earthwork ditches.

Ordnance Survey, 1985, OS/85043, OS/85043 V 027-28 07-MAY-1985 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356241.

The former field boundary or drainage ditches have been completely levelled and the site developed for residential housing.

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

Former field boundary or drainage ditches of uncertain date are visible as earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the south of the former farmstead of Lackington Farm. The linear earthwork features stretch from Lackington Farm at its northern extent towards the southwest where it branches off to both the west and southeast. The angular, almost 90 degree corner of one of these ‘branches’ would suggest that these earthwork features more likely represent former field boundaries than drainage ditches. If so, these boundaries may be of potential medieval date and which appear to have passed out of use by the time of the Withycombe Raleigh parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48. They remain visible as earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1969, although have been completely levelled and the site developed for residential housing by 1985.

Sources / Further Reading

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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4029-30 13-APR-1946.
SDV355379	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1969. MAL/69014. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/69014 V 203-04 05-MAR-1969. [Mapped feature: #65825 ]
SDV356241	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1985. OS/85043. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/85043 V 027-28 07-MAY-1985.

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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