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Summary

Curvilinear banks, probably the remains of former field boundaries of medieval date, were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 as earthworks and cropmarks east of Bewley Farm, Chardstock parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• FIELD SYSTEM? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks and cropmarks do not correspond with any depicted boundaries.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The visible earthworks and cropmarks do not correspond with any depicted boundaries.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 RS 4121-4122 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359646.

Linear and curvilinear banks were visible as low earthworks and cropmarks.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 V 1674-1675 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.

Linear and curvilinear banks were visible as low earthworks and cropmarks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2805 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Linear and curvilinear banks were visible as low earthworks and cropmarks.

Google, 2015, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2005 ACCESSED 10-MAY-2017 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359580.

Linear and curvilinear banks were visible as low earthworks and cropmarks.

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 between approximately 2 and 10 metres wide visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.
The visible earthworks does not match any boundaries depicted on the 19th or early 20th century maps available to the survey, which depict these plots as rough pasture, although they were broadly in keeping with the historic character of the field pattern to the north; the southernmost bank is probably a continuation of a curvilinear depicted boundary. A small area of possible ridge and furrow survives as very slight earthworks within the enclosed area at circa ST280056.
The visible earthworks have been interpreted as the near levelled remains of former field boundaries, probably of medieval origin that were removed prior to the late 19th-century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV357675	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 V 1674-1675 03-SEP-1982.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2805 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #78630 ]
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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SDV359580	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2015. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2005 ACCESSED 10-MAY-2017.
SDV359646	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1975 RS 4121-4122 11-APR-1947.

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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