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HER Number:MDV116542
Name:Earthwork Banks, northwest of North Hill Farm, Stockland

Summary

Earthwork banks of probable post-medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the northwest of North Hill Farm.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 228 056
Map Sheet:ST20NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStockland
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOCKLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
  • ORCHARD? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4433-34 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 ST2205 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A series of 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 probable post-medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the northwest of North Hill Farm. The earthworks, faintly defined on places, are northwest to southeast aligned and occupy an area of approximately 0.80 hectares of moderate east facing slope. They may represent the remains of agricultural improvement or represent the site of a former orchard, the banks providing improved drainage and increased soil depth for the fruit trees. The earthwork banks partly overlie the site of a former extraction pit (MDV116541).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4433-34 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463Interpretation: 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
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2205 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #75874 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV116541Related to: Possible Extraction Pit, east of Hay Close Bungalow, Stockland (Monument)

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 1:09PM