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HER Number:MDV114666
Name:Lynchets, northeast of Bucehayes Farm

Summary

Possible lynchets of medieval origin are visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1982, to the northeast of Bucehayes Farm.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 215 054
Map Sheet:ST20NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStockland
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOCKLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LYNCHET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 V 1681-82 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.

The lynchets are visible as a series of earthwork banks.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Possible lynchets of medieval origin are visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1982, to the northeast of Bucehayes Farm. The parallel and linear earthworks are north to south aligned and are situated on, and parallel to, moderate west facing slope. The earthworks are not clearly visible on other aerial photographs made available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV357675Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 V 1681-82 03-SEP-1982. [Mapped feature: #73999 ]
SDV359463Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
Linked documents:2

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2018 12:46PM