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Summary

A curvilinear earthwork ditch, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947 and images derived from lidar data captured in between 2005 and 2010, is tentatively interpreted as a relict medieval field boundary that became disused before the mid 19th century. Earthwork remains are likely to survive.

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

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

No features are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 3285-3286 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0410 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A curvilinear earthwork ditch, up to circa 3.5 metres wide, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947 and partly visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010. At its south-eastern end it seems to terminate at a ditch that is contiguous with a drain to the north-east. This drain is depicted on the historic mapping and appears to be taken off the river Culm at a weir located at ST 0576411764. It is therefore possible that the feature is part of a simple watermeadow or drainage system. However its orientation matches a curvilinear field boundary immediately to the north-west, and it is likely that it was originally part of this probable medieval feature. It is not depicted on the Tithe Map suggesting that if it were a field boundary then it became disused before the mid 19th century. Earthwork remains are likely to survive.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 3285-3286 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #67386 ]
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV357033	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0410 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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