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Summary

Curvilinear earthwork banks interpreted as a possible relict medieval field boundary are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1965 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, at Whistley Hill Cross, Ashburton.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7109, RAF/58/7109 F44 0075-76 22-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351186.

Earthwork banks are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7669 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Earthwork banks are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Curvilinear earthwork banks, up to 14m in width are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1965 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, at Whistley Hill Cross, Ashburton. The northeast to southwest aligned earthworks broadly respect the historic field pattern depicted in this location on the 1840 Parish Tithe Map and characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields, although they do not correspond with any linear features on this map, or on subsequent available historic maps. They are interpreted as a forming a possible single medieval field boundary which has been truncated by an un-named road and having passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351186	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7109. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/7109 F44 0075-76 22-NOV-1965.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX7669 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #112254 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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