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Summary

A curvilinear pale cropmark, visible on aerial photographs taken in summmer 1996, could have formed over the remains of an enclosure bank, perhaps a medieval pound but potentially a later prehistoric enclosure. However it is not clear nor is it visible on other available imagery so intepretation is tentative.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 BC to 1750 AD)

Full description

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

A linear field boundary is depicted.

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

A slightly curvilinear field boundary is depicted, in a location that partly corresponds to the cropmark.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), OS/96602 V 104-105 06-JUN-1996 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A curvilinear pale cropmark is visible.

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

A curvilinear pale cropmark, circa 2 metres wide, is visible on aerial photographs taken in summer 1996. It could have formed over the remains of the western part of a semi-circular enclosure that abuts the north-western side of an extant field boundary. Another field boundary that runs perpendicular to the extant field boundary is depicted on the historic mapping, and is slightly curvilinear at its southern end, partly corresponding to the shape of the cropmark. This could suggest that the field boundary respects and post-dates the enclosure, as might be expected of a prehistoric enclosure. Alternatively the curvilinear feature may be the remains of a medieval or post-medieval pound that incorporated part of the pre-existing boundary. However no definitive interpretation is possible as the feature is poorly defined and not visible on any other available aerial imagery.

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.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. OS/96602 V 104-105 06-JUN-1996. [Mapped feature: #76667 ]
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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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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