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Summary

Former field boundaries probably of post-medieval date were visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 as earthwork banks to the south of Plymtree village, Plymtree parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The visible earthworks fall within plots 486 and 487, New Orchard and Furze Park Orchard, associated with Tyes Farm.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

The visible earthworks might partly correspond with a depicted field boundary.

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted boundary.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3299-3300 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

Three or four linear earthwork banks were visible as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0502 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Three or four linear earthwork banks were visible as earthworks.

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

Three or four linear banks up to 5 metres wide were visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 as earthworks defining rectilinear fields or plots to the south of Plymtree village, Plymtree parish.
One of the banks might correspond with a boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Plymtree, separating plots 486 and 487 (New Orchard and Furze Park Orchard, associated with Tyes Farm), but the accuracy of the mapping was not sufficient for a confident identification.
Nontheless, the banks were broadly in keeping with the historic character of the surrounding field pattern and have been interpreted as the remains of former field boundaries probably of post-medieval origin, that were removed prior to the mid-19th century. The banks were probably associated with banks associated with orchard planting and drainage, recorded separately as MDV118293.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3299-3300 04-NOV-1946.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0502 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77598 ]
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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SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.

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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