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Summary

Earthwork banks of possible medieval to post-medieval field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Lower Bodmiscombe Farm. The earthworks are most clearly visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• HOLLOW WAY? (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthwork banks partly correspond to field boundaries depicted on this map.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The field boundaries appear to have passed out of use.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3291-92 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Faint traces of earthwork banks are visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1010 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The former field boundaries are visible as earthwork banks.

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

Earthwork banks of possible medieval to post-medieval field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Lower Bodmiscombe Farm. The two sets of curvilinear and parallel banks are broadly northeast to southwest aligned and are situated on, and respecting, gentle southeast facing slope. The earthwork banks largely correspond to field boundaries depicted here on the Parish Tithe Map, although by the time of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s these boundaries have passed out of use. The double-set of banks which characterise these boundaries are interesting and may suggest the presence of a trackway or hollow-way at some point here. The earthworks are clearly visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (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 RP 3291-92 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.
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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1010 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #75287 ]

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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