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Summary

A series of linear earthwork banks located along the combe slopes and interpreted as possible medieval lynchets is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1986 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 895526
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NE/70

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• LYNCHET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

GALLANT, L.M., Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV312684.

Vis=-/5/1978 (gallant, l. M. ). North whilborough. Traces of lynchets all but one parallel to contour on steeply rising hillside, west of stream. Roughly 18m apart. Traces of two others on gentler slope east of stream, closer together. Ruins of old outbuilding lie at south boundary, and the farmstead is only 10m distant. In 1840 used for pasture, in 1978 still in use for pasture.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV313121.

Des=worksheet/sketch.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV313122.

Des=parish checklist.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The earthworks partly correspond with a field boundary in this location.

Ordnance Survey, 1986, OS/86246, OS/86246 V 1018-19 15-OCT-1986 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352106.

A series of linear earthwork banks is visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8766 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A series of linear earthwork banks is visible.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, Archaeological Assessment of the Whilborough Common and Kerswell Down Area, Kingskerswell, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV344573.

Other details: Figure 2, site 37.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Earthwork banks, circa 7m wide and typically northnortheast to southsouthwest aligned are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1986 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. One of the earthworks partly corresponds with a field boundary shown in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, although the remaining earthworks are not shown on this map, or on later available historic maps. The earthworks are aligned parallel to, and either side of, a combe and are interpreted as possible lynchets of medieval date. One of the earthworks which is aligned against the slope possibly represents part of a post-medieval field boundary.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV312684	Report - Survey: GALLANT, L.M..
SDV313121	Migrated Record:
SDV313122	Migrated Record:
SDV344573	Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. Archaeological Assessment of the Whilborough Common and Kerswell Down Area, Kingskerswell. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.15. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8.
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV352106	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1986. OS/86246. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/86246 V 1018-19 15-OCT-1986.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8766 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #116203 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4687 - Archaeological Assessment of the Whilborough Common and Kerswell Down Area, Kingskerswell
• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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