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| HER Number: | MDV127158 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries on Roborough Down, Bickleigh |
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Summary
Linear earthwork banks interpreted as two relict field boundaries of potential medieval date are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and digital images taken in 2010.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 510 640 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bickleigh (SH) |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthworks do not correspond with any linear features in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3195-3196 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Linear earthwork banks are visible.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2010 ACCESSED 20-DEC-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
The northern earthwork bank is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Linear earthwork banks, circa 3m wide and northeast to southwest aligned, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010. The earthworks do not correspond with any linear features shown on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps, but are in keeping with the historic field pattern depicted in this location, which is characterised as medieval enclosures. The earthworks are therefore interpreted as relict field boundaries of potential medieval date which had passed out of use by the mid-19th century. Some caution should be exercised with regards to the south-western bank segment which may in fact be associated with earthworks of a quarry. More extensive earthwork banks of relict field boundaries which form part of a field system are visible to the north and have been recorded as a separate monument. The earthworks are possibly the same field boundaries as those described in record MDV26897.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3195-3196 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #123519 ] |
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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2010 ACCESSED 20-DEC-2019. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26897 | Related to: FIELD BOUNDARY in the Parish of Bickleigh (SH) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 2 2020 2:34PM |
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