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HER Number:MDV131882
Name:Field boundary east of Appledore Farm, Farway

Summary

Curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and interpreted as field boundaries of medieval to post-medieval origin, that passed out of use prior to circa 1840.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 176 977
Map Sheet:SY19NE
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 SY1797 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.

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

A north-east to south-west orientated curvilinear bank circa 10m width and circa 110m in length is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. A further disturbed bank is visible extending to the south-east. The banks do not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps. They are interpreted as field boundaries 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 SY1797 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #133939 ]
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:Nov 5 2021 3:57PM