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| HER Number: | MDV128406 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries south-east of Whitely Cross, Ermington |
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Summary
Field boundaries of probable medieval origin are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 on the east-facing slopes south and east of Whitely Cross. These and a further bank under Stidston's Copse are identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 547 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ermington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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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
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Two of the visible earthworks correspond with field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Ermington.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2191-2192 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
Curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.
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.
Two curvilinear banks 5 to 10m wide and up to circa 200m long are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 obliquely crossing the east-facing slopes south and east of Whitely Cross.
The banks correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Ermington but not the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
This supports the interpretation that the banks, which are located within an area characterised by HLC as medieval enclosure based on strip fields, are probably of medieval origin but were removed from use between circa 1840 and 1880.
A third bank identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as an earthwork extending north-west for circa 150m under the tree cover of Stidston's Copse, is probably of comparable date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2191-2192 10-DEC-1946. |
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| 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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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. 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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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #125824 ] |
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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: | Jun 3 2020 4:46PM |
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