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HER Number:MDV131642
Name:Field boundary south-east of Sidbrook Nook, Sidmouth

Summary

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

Location

Grid Reference:SY 159 943
Map Sheet:SY19SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSidmouth
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSIDBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1594 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016, 04-MAY-2016 and 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A curvilinear ditch and flanking bank 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 with flanking bank is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The earthwork does not correspond to any features depicted on historic maps and is interpreted as a medieval to post-medieval field boundary 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 SY1594 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016, 04-MAY-2016 and 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #133275 ]
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 11:17AM