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HER Number:MDV108406
Name:Field Boundary North West of Poundapit Farm

Summary

A possible former field boundary of probable post-medieval date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as an earthwork bank and possible ditch to the north-west of Poundapit Farm. The earthworks have since been levelled.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 999 023
Map Sheet:SS90SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishCullompton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCULLOMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DRAIN? (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1967 AD (Between))
  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1967 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3245-3 246 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

A linear bank and possible ditch are visible.


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

A possible former field boundary of probable post-medieval date was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as a linear earthwork bank and possible ditch to the north-west of Poundapit Farm. The boundaries were visible for circa 170 metres between the line of the road (now the B3181) to the south-east and the relict earthworks of former watercourses it abutted to the north-west; this association with former watercourses might support the interpretation that the earthwork bank and possible ditch also had a drainage function. The earthworks have since been levelled, probably during the construction of the M5 and widening of the B3181.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV354994Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3245-3 246 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #67780 ]
SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:Oct 14 2016 11:56AM