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Summary

A curvilinear ditch visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and as a cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1999, is interpreted as the remains of a medieval or post-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.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2503 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.

GetMapping, 1999, 076/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/076/99 0287-0288 24-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356305.

A pale curvilinear 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 earthwork ditch, up to 4.5 metres in width, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, and is visible as a pale cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1999. It seems to be on the same alignment as, and may be a continuation of, a field boundary immediately to the south that is depicted on the Tithe map. It is in an area characterised as post-medieval enclosures, but its curvilinear form suggests that it could be of earlier date. 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.
SDV356305	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 076/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council GetMapping/076/99 0287-0288 24-JUL-1999.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2503 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74951 ]
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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