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Summary

A series of earthwork banks of probable post-medieval to 19th date are visible on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards, adjacent to Rhododendron Wood. The earthworks may represent the remains of a former wood, the banks providing improved drainage and increased soil depth for the trees.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks and cropmarks of pits, part of extensive Roman and post-Roman open cast ironstone mines, 18th-19th century Laurel Walk and sites of structures associated with former WWII Dunkeswell airfield at Highwood

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• WOOD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/FNO/38, RAF/FNO/38 RV 6014-15 11-JUL-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359770.

A series of earthwork banks are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4446-47 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A series of earthwork banks are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RS 4056-57 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.

A series of earthwork banks are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1967, OS/67039 V, OS/67039 V 001-002 18-APR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356901.

The earthwork banks appear to have been levelled.

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

A series of earthwork banks of probable post-medieval to 19th date are visible on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards, adjacent to Rhododendron Wood. The earthworks, which are north to south aligned and occupy an area of approximately 1 hectare of gentle north facing slope may represent the remains of a former wood, the banks providing improved drainage and increased soil depth for the trees. Aerial photographs of 1942 onwards show that a number of trees and a possible area of scrub was present here. No woodland is, however, depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, perhaps suggesting any woodland had been cleared by this time. The earthwork banks and the scrub appear to have been levelled and cleared on aerial photographs of 1967.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4446-47 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #76795 ]
SDV356901	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67039 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/67039 V 001-002 18-APR-1967.
SDV357615	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RS 4056-57 30-MAY-1950.
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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SDV359770	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/FNO/38. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photocopy. RAF/FNO/38 RV 6014-15 11-JUL-1942.

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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