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Summary

A curvilinear earthwork bank visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, 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: 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.

No field boundary is depicted in this exact location.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2431-2432 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A linear earthwork bank is visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2603 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A curvilinear earthwork bank is visible.

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 earthwork bank, between 2.5 metres in width in the south and 10 in the north, is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. The southern segment is better defined, and the northern section less distinct and presumably spread by ploughing. The change in width and definition is sharp and takes place at a dog-leg in the extant curvilinear field boundary that the earthwork seems to cross. This would lend support to an interpretation as a relict medieval field boundary. Further north, a segment of ditch along the same alignment north of an extraction pit is likely to be a continuation. As it is not depicted on the available historic mapping, it is likely to have fallen out of use prior to the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

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 FP 2431-2432 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2603 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped features: #74737 ; #74738 ]
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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