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Summary

Cropmarks which have formed over levelled banks and infilled ditches of possible former medieval field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs of 1946, to the northwest of Upcott Dairy, Culmstock.

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

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V 5275-76 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357046.

A series of cropmarks of possible levelled banks and infilled ditches 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 levelled banks and infilled ditches of possible former medieval field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs of 1946, to the northwest of Upcott Dairy, Culmstock. The linear and parallel cropmarks are northwest to southeast and northeast to southwest aligned and closely respect the historic field patterns depicted here on the Culmstock Parish Tithe map of 1838-48 characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields. The visible cropmarks do not correspond with any field boundaries shown here on this map, or subsequent historical maps made available to the survey, suggesting the field boundaries had passed out of use by the mid-19th century. The origin of the southwestern most cropmark ditch which is northeast to southwest aligned is less certain and it is possible it is the result of agricultural activity, with a number of more obvious agricultural marks being visible here.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV357046	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK/221 V 5275-76 11-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #78285 ]
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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