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Summary

A linear earthwork bank, visible on aerial photographs taken between the 1940s and 1963, is interpreted as a relict medieval or post-medieval field boundary bank that passed out of use by the mid nineteenth century. Earthwork remains do not appear to survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOUNDARY BANK (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

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

No field boundary is depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1994 4492-4493 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A linear earthwork bank is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/58/5607, NMR RAF/58/5607 F21 346-347 22-JAN-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355896.

A linear earthwork bank 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 linear earthwork bank, up to 2.5 metres in width, is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 to 1963. It is similar in appearance to a linear bank circa 50 metres to the south that is on the same alignment, which is depicted on the Tithe map as a field boundary. It is interpreted as a relict boundary bank of medieval or post-medieval origin that passed out of use by the mid nineteenth century. The area has been landscaped and no earthwork remains are visible on the later available aerial photographs.

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.
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SDV355896	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/58/5607. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/5607 F21 346-347 22-JAN-1963. [Mapped feature: #66054 ]
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1994 4492-4493 11-APR-1947.

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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