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Summary

Earthwork banks of between medieval to post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the west of Lower Mackham Farm. It is possible these earthworks may have in part formed a series of cultivation terraces, with one of these earthworks being incorporated into a field boundary by the time of the Parish Tithe Map. 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

• CULTIVATION TERRACE? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
• FIELD BOUNDARY (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 earthworks correspond to field boundaries depicted here 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 3297 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The earthwork banks are partly visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1410 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The 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.

Earthwork banks of between medieval to post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the west of Lower Mackham Farm. The linear and curvilinear earthworks are broadly northwest to southeast aligned and are situated in part along the edge of a natural scarp, on west facing slope, which borders Madford River. The earthworks appear to comprise three closely set and parallel banks, or possible terraces, with a single earthwork bank to the north of these. These earthworks correspond to field boundaries depicted here on the Parish Tithe Map, although this gives little explanation to the nature of the three adjacent banks. It is possible these earthworks may have in part formed a series of cultivation terraces, with one of these earthworks being incorporated into a field boundary by the time of the Parish Tithe Map. The field boundaries appear to have passed out of use by the time of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. The earthworks are most 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 3297 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 ST1410 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75355 ]

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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