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Summary

Former field boundaries potentially of medieval origin were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data, as earthwork banks and ditches on the south-facing slopes south of Woodhayne Farm, Combe Raleigh.

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 did not correspond with any depicted map feature.

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

The earthworks did not correspond with any depicted boundary, but did match the route of marked tree planting.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 3444-3445 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A linear earthwork bank and curvilinear ditch were visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1134 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.

A linear earthwork bank and curvilinear ditch were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1501 08-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A linear earthwork bank and curvilinear ditch remained visible.

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

Linear and curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-facing slopes south of Woodhayne Farm, Combe Raleigh. The earthworks do not correspond with any field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Combe Raleigh, but do fall within the extant field pattern and abut junctions and corners of extant field boundaries. In addition, the earthwork bank corresponds with a row of trees depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, which supports this interpretation that the trees were grown out hedgerow planting. The curvilinear form of the earthworks and small size of the former fields might support the interpretation that the former field boundaries were potentially of medieval origin.

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.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 3444-3445 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1501 08-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74323 ]
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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SDV359504	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82218 V 1134 28-AUG-1982.

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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