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Summary

A curvilinear earthwork ditch, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, is interpreted as a possible field boundary of medieval date 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 boundaries are depicted in this exact location.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 3430-3431 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Part of the curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2501-2502 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A curvilinear earthwork ditch 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, circa 2 metres in width, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and partly on aerial photographs taken from 1947. It manifests in the same way as field boundaries depicted on various historic maps from the mid-19th to early-20th century and partly corresponds to a small stub of a curvilinear field boundary that is depicted on the historic OS maps. It may continue to the north, where it is not clearly defined enough to be transcribed, and its curvilinear form suggests a medieval origin. As it is not depicted on the Tithe map it is assumed to have fallen out of use by 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 3430-3431 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2501-2502 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74952 ]
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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