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Summary

The former routes of field boundaries and roads of possible medieval origin are visible as earthworks on images from aerial photographs of 1948 to digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 to 2017, on the north-east facing slopes to the south-west of Trehill House, Kenn.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• ROAD (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries or routes depicted on the Tithe map for Kenn, but are in keeping with the character of adjacent features.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4328-4329 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

Linear banks and ditches are visible as slight earhtworks.

Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69302, OS/69302 V 008-009 29-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357088.

Linear banks and ditches are visible as slight earhtworks and cropmarks.

Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain - Digital Elevation Data (DSM), Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data SX9184 19-JUL-2016 (Cartographic). SDV361521.

Broad earthwork hollows 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 (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Linear banks, ditches and hollows are visible as earthworks on images from aerial photographs of 1948 to digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 to 2017, defining a series of rectilinear enclosed plots on the north-east facing slopes to the south-west of Trehill House, Kenn.
The visible earthwork banks area on average circa 4m wide, flanked by ditches, visible as cropmarks, up to circa 3.5m wide. Digital images visualised from photogrammetrically derived elevation data captured in 2016 demonstrate some of the banks and ditches to be located within broad hollows, between 25 to 50m wide.
The visible cropmarks and earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey but are keeping with the character of boundaries shown to the north and west. In addition, the visible banks are aligned on the course of roads approaching from the south-west and north-west.
The banks and ditches visible as cropmarks are interpreted as evidence of former field boundaries and roads of possible medieval origin that were respectively removed and realigned for the creation of Trehill Park, probably in the 18th or early 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV357088	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69302. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/69302 V 008-009 29-JUN-1969. [Mapped feature: #112524 ]
SDV359578	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4328-4329 11-MAR-1948.
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. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361521	Cartographic: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain - Digital Elevation Data (DSM). Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data SX9184 19-JUL-2016.

Associated Monuments

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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