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Summary

A curvilinear earthwork ditch visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and on aerial photographs taken from 1996 and also recorded by geophysical survey. It is interpreted as the probable remains of a medieval field boundary that fell out of use prior to the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Site of Iron Age and Roman enclosures, Roman villa, remains of a medieval chapel, a linhay part dating from the 14th/15th century, 18th century stables, 18th/19th century barn, pigsty and site of orchard of 19th century date or earlier at Membury Court

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

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

No field boundary is depicted in this exact location.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96570, OS/96570 V 059-060 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359489.

A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2604 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.

Smart, C., 2010, Geophysical Survey at Membury Court, Membury, East Devon, 10, 11 (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV359981.

Geophysical survey undertaken on two fields to the north of Membury Court. A number of curvilinear features were recorded within Field 2 which appear to derive from earthworks of relict field boundaries. Some can be directly related to hedge lines shown on historic mapping but others that also appear integral to this system had been removed by the time of the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map.

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

A curvilinear ditch, up to 4.5 metres in width, is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1996 and images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. It is broadly parallel to nearby curvilinear field boundaries depicted on the Tithe map and characterised as based on strip fields. The ditch is interpreted as a relict field boundary of medieval origin that fell out of use prior to the mid-19th century. In several places it has been cut by later curvilinear parallel leats (MDV115262), but the lidar evidence indicates that they have not completely truncated the ditch where they intersect with it.

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 ST2604 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74573 ]
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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SDV359489	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96570. Ordnance Survey. OS/96570 V 059-060 08-MAY-1996.
SDV359981	Report - Geophysical Survey: Smart, C.. 2010. Geophysical Survey at Membury Court, Membury, East Devon. University of Exeter Report. Digital. 10, 11.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7167 - Geophysical Survey at Membury Court
• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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