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| HER Number: | MDV115717 |
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| Name: | Possible relict Field Boundaries around Membury Castle hillfort |
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Summary
Two linear ditches, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken between 2008 and 2010, are tentatively interpreted as the remains of post-medieval or early modern field boundaries, or possibly drainage ditches.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 283 028 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Membury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DRAINAGE DITCH? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- FIELD BOUNDARY? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 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.
National Monument Record, 2008, NMR 24902, NMR 24902/35 30-JAN-2008 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359594.
Linear earthwork ditches are visible.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2802 23-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359317.
A linear earthwork ditch is indistinctly 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 linear earthwork ditches, less than 2 metres wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken between 2008 and 2010, immediately to the east and west of Membury Castle hillfort. They are aligned cross contour and may have functioned as drainage ditches, although they are similar in morphology to a linear earthwork ditch centred at ST2836402831, which corresponds to a field boundary depicted on the Tithe map. It is possible that the earthwork ditches are the remains of field boundaries, their straight alignment perhaps suggesting a post-medieval or modern date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV359317 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2802 23-MAY-2010. |
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| 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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| SDV359594 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 2008. NMR 24902. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR 24902/35 30-JAN-2008. [Mapped feature: #75059 ] |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 12:58PM |
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