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Summary

A linear ditch or hollow visible on the north-east facing slopes below Millhayes on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data, was probably the remains of a former field boundary of medieval or post-medieval date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (XV to XIX - 1401 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthwork does not correspond with any depicted field boundary.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4310-4311 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A short linear earthwork ditch was visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2304 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A short linear earthwork ditch was visible.

Turner, S.C., 2005 - 2006, Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping (Cartographic). SDV349122.

The surrounding field pattern has been characterised as ield pattern characterised as being probably enclosed in the later medieval period.

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

A linear ditch or hollow almost 100 metres long and up to 10 metres wide was visible on the north-east facing slopes below Millhayes on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data. The relict earthwork was aligned at either end on the corners of extant boundaries and a boundary here would have defined the south-eastern edge of a small rectilinear field or paddock. The former boundary fell with a field pattern characterised as being probably enclosed in the later medieval period, and the subtle earthworks were therefore probably the remains of a former field boundary of medieval or post-medieval date.
The former boundary earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the Tithe Map for Stockland. This might support the interpretation that the boundaries were medieval or post-medieval in date but removed before circa 1840.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349122	Cartographic: Turner, S.C.. 2005 - 2006. Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping. 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 RS 4310-4311 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2304 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74644 ]
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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