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Summary

A curvilinear ditch, visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1965 and an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013, is interpreted as the remains of a medieval field boundary or perhaps a quarry track, that went out of use before the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
• TRACKWAY? (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

No features are depicted in this exact location.

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

A quarry is depicted and marked just to the west of the location of the earthwork.

Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7109 F44, RAF/58/7109 F44 0071-0072 22-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355377.

A pale curvilinear cropmark is visible.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7971 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

A curvilinear earthwork ditch is 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.

A curvilinear ditch, approximately 3.5 metres wide, is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013, and as a pale cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1965. It fits into the surrounding field pattern depicted on the 19th century maps, which has been characterised as medieval in origin, and terminates at its eastern end at the corner of an extant field. At its western end it appears to terminate at a quarry depicted on the late-19th century mapping. It is possible that it was a trackway linking the quarry to the farmstead, or a field boundary that fell out of use before the mid-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).
SDV355377	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7109 F44. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/7109 F44 0071-0072 22-NOV-1965.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
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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SDV361514	Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX7971 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #114624 ]

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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