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HER Number:MDV106656
Name:Relict Field Boundary East of Ware Farm Manor

Summary

Two curvlinear earthwork banks, visible on aerial photographs from 1946 to 1963, are interpreted as a relict medieval field boundary. They presumably passed out of use by the mid nineteenth century and appear to have been levelled.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 326 916
Map Sheet:SY39SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishUplyme
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishUPLYME

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

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

No field boundaries are depicted in this location.


Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3348-3349 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A curvilinear earthwork bank is visible.


Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/58/5607 F22, NMR RAF/58/5607 F22 332-333 22-JAN-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356468.

A curvilinear earthwork bank in two parts 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 curvilinear earthwork bank, circa 3 metres wide, in two parts is visible on aerial photographs from 1946 to 1963. It is contiguous with an extant field boundary to the north that is depicted on the Tithe map, and is likely to be a relict medieval field boundary It presumably passed out of use by the mid nineteenth century and is not visible on later available aerial photographs; it may have been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351146Interpretation: 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
SDV352504Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3348-3349 13-APR-1946.
SDV356468Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/58/5607 F22. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/5607 F22 332-333 22-JAN-1963. [Mapped feature: #66187 ]

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)

Date Last Edited:Apr 4 2014 5:00PM