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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

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 banks align with depicted field boundaries at all three ends of the bank earthworks.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1999 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.

Curvilinear banks circa 3.5m wide and branching in several directions are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The banks do not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps, but they do align with depicted field boundaries at all three ends. The banks are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval to post-medieval origin, that passed out of use prior to circa 1840.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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