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Summary

Curvilinear banks, probably the remains of former field boundaries of medieval to post-medieval date, were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar captured in in 2014 and 2016 as subtle earthworks east of Gilletts Farm, Membury parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
• NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted field boundaries.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3312-3313 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Curvlinear earthwork banks were visible.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3829, RAF/39/3829 V 262-263 11-NOV-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359524.

Curvlinear earthwork banks were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), Curvlinear earthwork banks were visible. Map object based partly on this source. (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Curvlinear earthwork banks were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2607 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Curvlinear earthwork banks were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

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

Curvilinear banks up to 4 metres wide were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar captured in in 2014 and 2016 as subtle earthworks east of Gilletts Farm, Membury parish.
The visible earthworks do not match any boundaries depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and had therefore passed out of use by the late 19th century. They were broadly in keeping with the historic character of the field pattern to the west of the farm, characterised as based on medieval strip fields. The relict banks have been interpreted as evidence of former field boundaries of medieval origin, although the survival of narrow ridge and furrow within the former enclosures, probably evidence of agricultural improvement, might support the interpretation that the enclosures remained in use into the post-medieval or modern period.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3312-3313 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. Curvlinear earthwork banks were visible. Map object based partly on this source..
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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SDV359524	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3829. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3829 V 262-263 11-NOV-1971.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2607 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016.

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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