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| HER Number: | MDV128213 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries south of Allercombe Farm, Rattery |
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Summary
Curvilinear cropmarks of banks and a ditch, interpreted as relict field boundaries of potential medieval date, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1995 and visualisations derived from aerial photographs taken in 2020. The field boundaries had partly fallen out of use by the mid-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 744 609 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Rattery |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | RATTERY |
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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 cropmarks partly correspond with field boundaries.
Ordnance Survey, 1995, OS/95080, OS/95080 V 148-149 12-APR-1995 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352110.
Pale and dark curvilinear cropmarks are visible.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 24-MAR-2020 ACCESSED 28-APR-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Pale and dark curvilinear cropmarks are 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.
Pale and dark curvilinear cropmarks, interpreted as having formed over levelled banks and a buried ditch, circa 3m wide and broadly northeast to southwest and northwest to southeast aligned, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1995 and visualisations derived from aerial photographs taken in 2020. The cropmarks partly correspond with field boundaries shown on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, although the section of cropmark bank to the northwest and the cropmark ditch do not correspond with any such features on this map, or on later available historic maps. The surrounding historic field pattern is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields. This supports the interpretation that the field boundaries are of potential medieval date and had partly fallen out of use by the mid-19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV352110 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1995. OS/95080. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/95080 V 148-149 12-APR-1995. [Mapped feature: #125492 ] |
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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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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 24-MAR-2020 ACCESSED 28-APR-2020. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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: | May 5 2020 9:22AM |
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