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Summary

Numerous curvilinear parallel earthwork ditches, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1986 onwards and on digital images visualised from photogrammetrically derived elevation data captured in 2015, are interpreted as the remains of medieval field boundaries 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 SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Numerous field boundaries are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, OS/86246 V 1061-1062 15-OCT-1986 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

Numerous curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain - Digital Elevation Data (DSM), Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data SX9169 08-JUN-2019 (Cartographic). SDV361521.

Numerous parallel curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.

Google, 2017, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 13-FEB-2014 ACCESSED 11-FEB-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV360456.

Numerous parallel curvilinear earthwork ditches 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.

Several parallel curvilinear dark cropmarks, circa 3 to 6 metres wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1986 onwards and on digital images visualised from photogrammetrically derived elevation data captured in 2015. Many correspond to field boundaries depicted on the tithe map, but there are additional earthworks as well. Their curvilinear shape indicates a likely medieval origin based on strip fields. Only those that are not depicted on the tithe map have been transcribed, and these are likely to have gone out of use by the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/86246 V 1061-1062 15-OCT-1986.
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 13-FEB-2014 ACCESSED 11-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #116878 ]
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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SDV361521	Cartographic: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain - Digital Elevation Data (DSM). Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data SX9169 08-JUN-2019.

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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