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Summary

The remains of a field boundary of medieval date appear to manifest as a curvilinear cropmark visible on aerial photographs taken between 1999 and 2010. It seems that it fell out of use before 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.

GetMapping, 1999, 076/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/076/99 0288-0289 24-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356305.

A curvilinear pale cropmark is visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2503 23-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359317.

A curvilinear pale cropmark 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 pale cropmark, circa 2 metres in width, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1999 and 2010. It does not seem to completely fit into the field system depicted on the Tithe map, but at its south it terminates at a kink in the extant field boundary and it is on the same alignment as the curvilinear field boundaries to the north in an area characterised as based on medieval strip fields. It is interpreted as having formed over the remains of a medieval field boundary bank that fell 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.
SDV356305	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 076/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council GetMapping/076/99 0288-0289 24-JUL-1999.
SDV359317	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2503 23-MAY-2010. [Mapped feature: #74821 ]
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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