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| HER Number: | MDV125380 |
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| Name: | Strip Field and Lynchets North of Westborough, Haccombe with Combe |
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Summary
Strip fields and lynchets of probable medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as earthworks on the south-east facing combe slopes north of Westborough.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 899 717 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Haccombe with Combe |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COMBEINTEIGNHEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LYNCHET (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
- STRIP FIELD (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible earthworks correspond with boundaries depicted on the Tithe map for Combeinteignhead.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the OS 1880s First Edition 25inch map.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3184-3185 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
Curvilinear earthwork scarps are visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1986, OS/86246, OS/86246 V 1053-1054 15-OCT-1986 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352106.
Curvilinear earthwork scarps are visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8971-SX9071 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Curvilinear earthwork scarps 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.
Curvilinear scarps are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as earthworks closely following the contours on the south-east facing combe slopes to the north of Westborough.
The visible earthworks correspond with field boundaries depicted on the Tithe map for Combeinteignhead, but not the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map. The earthworks are interpreted as evidence of strip fields and lynchets of probable medieval date, cleared between circa 1840 and 1880. The lynchets might have continued to north-east but have probably been eroded by the adjacent plot’s reuse as an orchard.
The lynchets remain visible as earthworks on and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, although a section circa 20m wide has been eroded near the south-west end of the earthworks, probably following enclosure into a garden or paddock to the rear of Westborough Court at some point after the year 2000.
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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| SDV352106 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1986. OS/86246. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/86246 V 1053-1054 15-OCT-1986. |
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| SDV352344 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3184-3185 04-NOV-1946. |
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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. 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 SX8971-SX9071 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #116683 ] |
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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: | Mar 1 2019 9:47AM |
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