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Summary

A bank, probably a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval date, is visible as an earthwork to the south of Crownhill Down, on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. The earthwork has probably been destroyed by modern open cast mining.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 910269
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NE/120

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1126-1127 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

A bank and ditch are visible as earthworks.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX55NE (Cartographic). SDV337243.

Bank shown on aerial photograph interpretaion on the south of Crownhill Down extending from SX55975932 to SX56025940 for 100 metre in length. Map object previously based on this Source.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5559-SX5659 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A bank and ditch are visible as earthworks.

National Monuments Record, 2002, 910269 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343914.

Numerous low earthen field banks, many with ditches on one side, lie on open moorland on the lower south-facing slopes of Crownhill Down. They are on average spread to 1.8 metres wide and are up to 0.7 metres high. None have been excavated but they are similar in form to other banks which have a Medieval origin. This part of the moor is covered by stands of dense mature gorse obscuring many of the features. Other details: NMR Number SX55NE22.

Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV343412.

Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5659 31-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.

The earthworks have probably been destroyed by modern open cast mining.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A bank is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork circa 100m long and up to 4m wide. The bank is flanked on its south-eastern side by a narrow ditch. The bank and ditch remain visible, albeit in a somewhat eroded form, on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. The earthworks are interpreted as the remains of a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval date.
The earthworks have probably been destroyed by modern open cast mining.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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