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Summary

Curvilinear banks, possibly field boundaries of medieval origin, were visible as slight earthworks on aerial photographs of 1948 on North Common, 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 boundaries.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4183-4184 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

Narrow curvilinear earthwork banks were visible.

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

Four possible curvilinear banks circa 40 to 100 metres long and on average 2 metres wide were visible as slight earthworks on aerial photographs of 1948 on North Common, Yarcombe parish.
The visible banks do not correspond with any features depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, but are potentially in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern, particularly to the south-east. The banks are interpreted as the remains of field boundaries, possibly evidence of encroachment onto the common in the medieval or post-medieval period that had passed out of use by the late 19th century.
The common is largely obscured from view by dense vegetation on more recent images and the survival and condition of the possible bank are unknown.

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 RS 4183-4184 11-MAR-1948. [Mapped feature: #79083 ]

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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