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Summary

Earthwork cuttings of uncertain date and function are visible on aerial photographs of 1996 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the east of Lower Pithayne Farm. More likely these earthworks are of modern origin, such as 20th century farm trackways, although they may have potential earlier origins.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TERRACED GROUND? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• WATER CHANNEL? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• TRACKWAY (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96570, OS/96570 V 042-43 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359489.

Earthwork cuttings are visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2408 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Earthwork cuttings and possible bank 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 cuttings of uncertain date and function are visible on aerial photographs of 1996 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the east of Lower Pithayne Farm. The two linear and parallel cuttings are northwest to southeast aligned, with a possible slight earthwork bank flanking the southern of the two cuttings. The earthworks are situated on southwest facing slope. It is largely unclear as to what these earthworks represent. More likely they are of modern origin, such as 20th century farm tracks, although they may have potential earlier origins, perhaps the result of 19th century water management or medieval to post-medieval terracing.

Sources / Further Reading

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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SDV359489	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96570. Ordnance Survey. OS/96570 V 042-43 08-MAY-1996.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2408 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #76307 ]

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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