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HER Number:MDV132099
Name:Field boundary north-east of West Colwell, Offwell

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 194 989
Map Sheet:SY19NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishOffwell
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFWELL

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

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The bank is bisected by a ditch corresponding with a depicted footpath.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1998 Bluesky International DTM 30-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 bank circa 9m wide and circa 95m in length is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The bank is orientated approximately north-west to south-east and is bisected by the ditch earthwork of a 19th century footpath. It does not correspond with any features depicted 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

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359714Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1998 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped features: #134559 ; #134560 ]
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 25 2021 11:46AM