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Summary

Parallel curvilinear earthwork banks or lynchets, visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 2010, were probably a 19th century terraced and tree-lined garden, associated with Exminster Hospital. The hospital has been redeveloped, but a large proportion of the earthworks may have survived.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TERRACED GARDEN (XIX to Early 20th Century - 1801 AD to 1932 AD (Between))

Full description

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

No field boundaries are depicted in this exact location.

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

A row of trees and some trackways are depicted in this approximate location.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3250-3251 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

Rows of trees on earthwork banks are visible.

Devon County Council, 1986, DAP 3725, DAP 3725/4-5 06-MAR-1986 (FV) (Aerial Photograph). SDV359032.

Three curvilinear earthwork banks or terraces are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9388-SX9387 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

Parallel curvilinear earthwork banks or terraces are visible.

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

Parallel curvilinear earthwork banks or lynchets, circa 5 metres wide and over 100 metres in length, are visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 2010. They are located within the grounds of the former Exminster Hospital, and depicted with hachures on the early-20th century OS maps. Rows of trees are visible on the banks on aerial photographs taken up to the 1980s, and these features are likely to have been associated with 19th century landscaping for the hospital, presumably to create a garden terrace for patients to walk in. The hospital has been redeveloped, but a large proportion of the earthworks may have survived.

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.
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3250-3251 13-APR-1946.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9388-SX9387 22-MAY-2010.
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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SDV359032	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1986. DAP 3725. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 3725/4-5 06-MAR-1986 (FV). [Mapped feature: #72521 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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