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Summary

Cropmarks which have formed over a levelled bank of a former medieval field boundary are visible on aerial photographs of 1971, to the northwest of Watchford Farm, Yarcombe. The field boundary had probably passed out of use prior to the late 19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The Parish Tithe map is incomplete here.

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

The cropmarks do not correspond with any visible field boundaries in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3821, RAF/39/3821 V 269-70 29-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359591.

Cropmarks which have formed over a levelled 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.

Cropmarks which have formed over a levelled bank of a former medieval field boundary are visible on aerial photographs of 1971, to the northwest of Watchford Farm, Yarcombe. The sinuous cropmarks are broadly north to south aligned and closely respect field boundaries to both the east and west depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. The cropmarks do not, however, correspond with any field boundaries depicted in this location on this map. This supports the interpretation that the field boundary had passed out of use prior to the late 19th century. The Parish Tithe map mosaic is incomplete here, so it is not possible to determine whether the field boundary was extant by this time.

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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SDV359591	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3821. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3821 V 269-70 29-OCT-1971. [Mapped feature: #77920 ]

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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