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Summary

Curvilinear ditches or hollows were recorded as earthworks from digital images derived from Lidar data, on the north-east facing slopes north of Higher Crook Farm, Combe Raleigh. The ditches are interpreted as the remains of removed field boundaries of possible medieval date.

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 earthwork ditch does not correspond with any depicted field boundary.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1602 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A curvilinear and linear earthwork ditch between 4 and 11 metres wide was visible.

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

Curvilinear ditches or hollows were recorded as earthworks from digital images derived from Lidar data, on the north-east facing slopes north of Higher Crook Farm, Combe Raleigh. The ditches are interpreted as the remains of removed field. The curvilinear form of the diches and their position in relation to boundaries within the extant field system supports the interpretation that the earthworks are remnants of a field system of medieval origin, derived in part from strip fields. The south-easternmost section of the former boundary is defined by a slight scarp where the ground level drops towards a tributary of the River Otter. The former boundaries were not depicted on the Tithe map for Combe Raleigh and had therefore been removed prior to the 1840s.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1602 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74338 ]
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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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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