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Summary

A linear hollow, possibly the remains of a former field boundary of medieval origin, is visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, crossing the east-facing slopes west of Rixdale

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)

Full description

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond closely with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe map for Dawlish.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX9377 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

An earthwork hollow 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 linear hollow 325m long and 21m wide is visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The visible feature does not precisely correspond with any field boundary depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey but is parallel to a probably post-medieval boundary depicted circa 20m to the north. The earthwork is interpreted as possibly the remains of a field boundary of medieval origin that was removed prior to circa 1840.
Alternatively, the earthwork may be non-archaeological in origin. The hollow is aligned on a spring-fed stream feeding into a tributary to Dawlish Water and could be evidence of a former stream bed.

Sources / Further Reading

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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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9377 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #114939 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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