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HER Number:MDV109115
Name:Possible Relict Field Boundary South-West of Wressing

Summary

A curvilinear earthwork ditch, visible most clearly on images derived from lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010, is interpreted as the remains of a removed medieval field boundary that passed out of use prior to the mid-19th century.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 057 087
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 4287-4288 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A dark curvilinear cropmark ditch is visible.


Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0508 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.


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 12 metres in width, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010, and is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards. Although no field boundaries are depicted in this exact location on the available historic mapping, the ditch is similar in morphology to an earthwork 40 metres to the east, which corresponds to a field boundary depicted on the historic mapping. It is in keeping with the medieval character of fields in this area, and is tentatively interpreted as the relict remains of a removed field boundary, of probable medieval date, which appears 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 4287-4288 11-APR-1947.
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 ST0508 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #68451 ]

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:Jan 29 2015 10:58AM