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Summary

Curvilinear earthwork banks, visible on infra-red aerial photographs taken in 2014 and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, are interpreted as the remains of medieval field boundaries 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.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2602 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Two curvilinear earthwork banks are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2602 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

Two curvilinear earthwork banks are visible.

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

Two earthwork banks, up to 9 metres in width, are visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and on infra-red versions of aerial photographs taken in 2014. One is curvilinear and the adjacent is linear; they may have been separated by a slight ditch on the north side of the curvilinear bank which is not clear enough to transcribe. They were not identified on many aerial photographs and are likely to be relatively low features, perhaps spread by ploughing and difficult to identify visually on the ground. They are interpreted as relict boundary banks o a probable medieval field system. As they are not depicted on the Tithe map they are 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.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2602 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74972 ]
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2602 08-SEP-2014.

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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