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Summary

A possible rectilinear enclosure is visible as an earthwork bank on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It may be part of the post-medieval designed landscape at Widworthy, or could be part of an earlier agricultural landscape.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 BC to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

This area is depicted as woodland.

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

Widworthy Wood is depicted with mixed conifer and broadleaf trees.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY2198 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A rectilinear earthwork bank 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 probable earthwork bank, enclosing a rectilinear area of 28 metres across, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It is located in mixed woodland at Widworthy and trees obscure the ground surface on the available aerial photographs. Interpretation is therefore tentative; it is possible that this feature is part of the designed landscape, perhaps a tree enclosure of post-medieval date, but could pre-date the establishment of the parkland.

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.
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 SY2198 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #77491 ]

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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