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HER Number:MDV131608
Name:Field boundary east of Ball Hill, Farway

Summary

A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and interpreted as a medieval to post-medieval field boundary that passed out of use prior to circa 1840.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 178 948
Map Sheet:SY19SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishFarway
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishFARWAY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1794 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The ditch is orientated approximately north to south across a plot east of Ball Hill. It does not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps and is interpreted as a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval origin that passed out of use prior to circa 1840.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1794 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #133227 ]
SDV363914Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

Date Last Edited:Oct 19 2021 10:36AM