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| HER Number: | MDV124468 |
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| Name: | Field Boundary west of Alston, Ashburton |
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Summary
A curvilinear earthwork ditch, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, is interpreted as the remains of a medieval or post-medieval field boundary that went out of use before the mid-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 772 719 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
No field boundaries are depicted in this exact location.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No field boundaries are depicted in this exact location, although a mature tree is depicted along the line of the earthwork.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 Vp4 5291-5292 12-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352279.
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.
An earthwork curvilinear ditch, approximately 2 metres wide, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. It fits into the surrounding field pattern which has been characterised as medieval in origin, and is parallel to a curvilinear boundary circa 31 metres to the north-east. It is interpreted as the remains of a field boundary, and as no features are depicted in this exact location on the tithe map, this particular field boundary presumably went 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). |
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| SDV352279 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 Vp4 5291-5292 12-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #114751 ] |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| 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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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)
| Date Last Edited: | May 20 2019 4:49PM |
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