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Summary

Earthworks of possible medieval and post-medieval cultivation terraces and field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the south of Beacon. The earthworks remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NATURAL FEATURE? (Unknown date)
• CULTIVATION TERRACE? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Some of the earthworks are depicted as field boundaries on this map.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3309-10 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The earthworks are visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2308 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A series of earthworks are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

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

Earthworks of possible medieval and post-medieval cultivation terraces and field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, on moderate southeast facing slope to the south of Beacon. The possible terraces are linear in shape, measure up to 10m in width and are northeast to southwest aligned. These are interspersed with earthworks of probable former field boundaries which are also northeast to southwest aligned, with a single field boundary also northwest to southeast aligned. Some of these field boundaries are depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. Some caution should, however, be cast as to the origin of these earthworks and it is possible the terraces are in part, or wholly, of geological origin. The earthworks remain visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2014.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3309-10 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463	Interpretation: 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.
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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2308 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016.

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)

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