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HER Number:MDV131773
Name:Field boundary east of Northleigh, Colyton

Summary

A curvilinear bank 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 200 962
Map Sheet:SY29NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishColyton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOLYTON

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

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The bank does not correspond with any depicted features, but it does align with a field boundary to the north.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY2096 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A curvilinear 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 north-west to south-east orientated bank is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The bank does not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps, but aligns with a field boundary depicted immediately to the north on historic maps. The bank 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 SY2096 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #133621 ]
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
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 27 2021 12:57PM