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Summary

Strip fields and lynchets of probable medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as earthworks on the north-west facing combe slopes north of Westborough.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LYNCHET (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• STRIP FIELD (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

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

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3184-3185 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

Curvilinear terraces or kynchets are visible as earthworks.

Ordnance Survey, 1984, OS/84170, OS/84170 V 064-065 04-JUL-1984 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352491.

Curvilinear terraces or kynchets are visible as earthworks.

Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-OCT-2011 ACCESSED 01-MAR-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.

Curvilinear terraces or kynchets are visible as earthworks.

Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 13-FEB-2014 ACCESSED 01-MAR-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.

Curvilinear terraces or kynchets are visible as earthworks.

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 banks and scarps are partly visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as earthworks revealed by cleared orchard planting, obliquely crossing the slopes overlooking Westborough, Combeinteignhead.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any field boundaries depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey but are in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern. The plots in which the earthworks are visible under arable and orchard cultivation in the 19th century, and the earthworks are interpreted as evidence of strip fields and lynchets of probable medieval date, the higher earthworks eroded by later cultivation and the lower terraces reused for orchard planting.
The earthworks are clearly visible on aerial photographs of 1984 and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2011 and 2014.

Sources / Further Reading

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.
SDV352491	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1984. OS/84170. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/84170 V 064-065 04-JUL-1984.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV360456	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2017. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-OCT-2011 ACCESSED 01-MAR-2019. [Mapped feature: #116687 ]
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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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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