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Summary

A bank defined enclosure of possible medieval date was visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork on the east facing slopes overlooking Quantock Common, Stockland parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SQUARE ENCLOSURE (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 enclosure bank does not correspond with any map feature.

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

The enclosure is not depicted, but appears to be aligned on a field boundary.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4308-4309 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A narrow earthwork bank was visible enclosing an irregular roughly square area.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96570, OS/96570 V 53-54 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359489.

A narrow earthwork bank remained visible enclosing an irregular roughly square area.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2204 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The narrow bank remained visible as a slight earthwork.

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

A bank defined enclosure of possible medieval date was visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork on the east facing slopes overlooking Quantock Common, Stockland parish. The bank measures up to circa 3 metres wide and encloses an area roughly 80 metres square.
The earthwork appears to be aligned upon a north-south field boundary depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The earthwork bank is of a much more irregular character than this regular 19th century boundary, which is not depicted on the Tithe map for Stockland and was therefore made after circa 1840, probably to enclose plots associated with the former North Common Cottage.
The bank defined enclosure is also not depicted on the Tithe map for Stockland, but is interpreted as having passed out of use by the mid-19th century. The function of the enclosure is unknown. The bank remains visible as slight earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 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).
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 4308-4309 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #74675 ]
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2204 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359489	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96570. Ordnance Survey. OS/96570 V 53-54 08-MAY-1996.

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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