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Summary

A former field boundary of probable medieval date was visible as a slight curvilinear earthwork on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data, on the gentle north-east facing slopes north of Gibbon’s farm, Wilmington, Widworthy parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (XV to XIX - 1401 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The field boundary was not depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1436-1437 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A shallow ditch and remains of a possible slight bank was visible as earthworks.

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00973, OS/00973 V 246-247 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359480.

A shallow ditch and remains of a possible slight bank was visible as earthworks.

Turner, S.C., 2005 - 2006, Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping (Cartographic). SDV349122.

This area was probably first enclosed with hedge-banks during the later middle ages. The curving form of the hedge-banks suggests that earlier it may have been farmed as open strip-fields.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2000 04-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359490.

The curvilinear earthwork ditch remained visible but the possible bank could not be seen.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2000 Bluesky International DTM 24 &30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The curvilinear earthwork ditch remained visible but the possible bank could not be seen.

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

A slight curvilinear earthwork bank was visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data, on the gentle north-east facing slopes north of Gibbon’s farm, Wilmington, Widworthy parish. The boundary is not depicted on the Tithe Map for Widworthy and was therefore probably removed prior to the 1840s. It did fall within the surrounding field pattern, one that has been characterised as being probably based on medieval strip fields, and the earthwork is interpreted as probably the remains of a former field boundary, probably of medieval origin.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349122	Cartographic: Turner, S.C.. 2005 - 2006. Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping. Digital.
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 1436-1437 11-APR-1947.
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359480	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00973. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00973 V 246-247 19-MAR-2000.
SDV359490	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2000 04-MAY-2010.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2000 Bluesky International DTM 24 &30-APR-2016.

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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