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Summary

Probable former field boundaries potentially of medieval date were visible on aerial photographs of 1982 as earthwork banks or scarps on the south west facing slopes adjacent to Kennel Copse, overlooking Ford Farm, Dalwood.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The eastern earthwork corresponded with a depicted boundary.

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

The earthworks did not correspond with any depicted boundaries.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1103-1104 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.

Curvilinear earthwork banks or scarps were visible.

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

Probable former field boundaries were visible on aerial photographs of 1982 as earthwork banks or scarps on the south west facing slopes adjacent to Kennel Copse, overlooking Ford Farm, Dalwood.
The earthworks defined a plot of land probably previously used as an orchard, recorded separately. The south-eastern earthwork corresponded with a boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Dalwood, but not the OS First Edition 25 inch map, supporting the interpretation that it was removed between circa 1840 and 1880. The north-western earthwork did not correspond with any depicted boundary, indicating that it had passed out of use prior to circa 1840. Both earthworks were curvilinear in plan and fell within a field system characterised by HLC as medieval enclosures based on strip fields. The relict earthworks are therefore interpreted as field boundaries of medieval origin that were removed by the mid to late 19th century.
The relict boundaries could not be identified with confidence on more recent images available to the survey but are likely to survive as subtle earthworks.

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.
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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SDV359504	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82218 V 1103-1104 28-AUG-1982. [Mapped feature: #74809 ]

Associated Monuments

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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