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Summary

Possible former field boundaries of probable medieval or post-medieval date were visible as earthwork ditches on aerial photographs to the north of Higher Burrowton, Broadclyst. The earthworks might be indicative of settlement contraction.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks do not correspond with any depicted boundaries.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4085-4086 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

Irregularly shaped shallow earthwork ditches were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0096 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-DEC-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

Slight earthwork ditches remain visible.

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

Possible former field boundaries of possible medieval or post-medieval date were visible on aerial photographs and images derived from lidar data as earthwork ditches in two fields to the north of Higher Burrowton, Broadclyst.
The majority of the earthworks did not correspond with any features depicted on the Tithe Map for Broadclyst. The exception, centred on circa SY00349703, corresponds with the western edge of a plot (966 on the Tithe Map) listed as an orchard on the Tithe Apportionments for Broadclyst. This supports the interpretation that the ditches represented field boundaries that had been removed prior to the 1840s, and probably prior to the southwestern field’s use as an orchard. It is possible that the earthworks are indicative of settlement contraction. This might also be supported by the name Lower Burrowton, which could indicate a contraction from a larger hamlet. Subtle traces earthwork ditches remained visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2005.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356883	Interpretation: 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
SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4085-4086 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #71884 ]
SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0096 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-DEC-2005.

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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