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HER Number:MDV108740
Name:Relict Field Boundaries South of Mortimers Farm

Summary

Curvilinear earthwork ditches, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and images derived from lidar data captured in 2010, are interpreted as the remains of probable medieval field boundaries that passed out of use prior to the mid-19th century.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 085 092
Map Sheet:ST00NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKentisbeare
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishKENTISBEARE

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, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2292-2293 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible, one in the north more clearly than those to the south.


Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0809 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

Curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.


Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery ST0809 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The ditches are partly visible as interrupted dark curvilinear marks.


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

A series of curvilinear earthwork ditches, measuring between 5 and 8 metres in width, are visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2010. They are partially visible on aerial photographs taken from the 1940s onwards and contiguous with several extant boundaries that are depicted on historic maps. They are interpreted as the relict remains of removed field boundaries of probable medieval date. No field boundaries are depicted in this location on the Tithe maps, and this part of the field system would therefore appear to have passed out of use prior to the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2292-2293 11-APR-1947.
SDV356259Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery ST0809 22-MAY-2010.
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
SDV357033Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0809 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #68089 ]

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:Dec 17 2014 2:53PM