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Summary

A pale linear cropmark, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1979, is interpreted as having formed over the bank of a former field boundary, possibly of medieval date, which went out of use prior to the late-19th century.

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.

This area the the map appears to have been damaged, so field boundaries are not visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

No field boundaries are depicted in this exact location.

Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79082, OS/79082 V 318-319 28-AUG-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355001.

A pale curvilinear cropmark is visible.

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

A pale curvilinear cropmark with a dark border, circa 3 metres wide and aligned roughly south-west to north-east, is visible on aerial photographs taken in the summer of 1979. It abuts a similar cropmark, which corresponds to a field boundary depicted on the late-19th century mapping. The cropmark is therefore interpreted as having formed over a field boundary that went out of use prior to this date, likely to be of post-medieval or perhaps medieval origin. The Tithe Map for this area appears to have been damaged, so it is not clear whether there was a functioning boundary here in the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV355001	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79082. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/79082 V 318-319 28-AUG-1979. [Mapped feature: #72091 ]
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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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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