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Summary

An oval ditched enclosure, possibly a stock-proof barrier of post-medieval to 19th century date, was visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 on the east facing slopes south of Birch Oak Farm, Yarcombe Parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• OVAL ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD? to 1880 AD? (Between))

Full description

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2509 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The earthwork is largely obscured by dense tree cover.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2509 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A ditched enclosure was visible.

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

An oval ditched enclosure was visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on a small terrace of mass-movement geological origin on the east facing slopes south of Birch Oak Farm, Yarcombe Parish. The ditch is less than 3 metres wide and encloses an area of circa 600 square metres. No entrance is identifiable.
The visible earthworks did not correspond with any features depicted in this location on the 19th century mapping available to the survey. The plot in which the earthworks are located is depicted as scrub on the OS First Edition 25inch map and an orchard on the Second Edition.
It is possible that the ditch was made as a stock-proof barrier during tree planting of post-medieval to 19th century date,
The earthworks remain largely obscured by tree cover in 2014.

Sources / Further Reading

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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2509 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2509 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 30-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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