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Summary

A linear bank and ditch, possibly evidence of a field boundary of medieval origin, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1948 to the south of Marsh, Yarcombe 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 1890 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks do not match any shown boundary.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3182-3183 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

A curvilinear hollow was visible as an earthwork and slight cropmark.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2510 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016, 30-APR-2016 & 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A linear bank and adjacent ditch were visible as earthworks.

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

A linear bank and flanking ditch almost 100 metres long and each up to circa 12 metres wide were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1948 and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the south of Marsh, Yarcombe parish.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, but fall within and are in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern. The bank and ditch are therefore interpreted as the remains of a field boundary, possibly of medieval origin, that had passed out of use by the late 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. 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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SDV359578	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3182-3183 11-MAR-1948.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2510 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016, 30-APR-2016 & 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #79073 ]

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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