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Summary

Earthwork banks and cut features of possible medieval to post-medieval field boundaries and cultivation terraces are visible on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards, at Bolham Water. The earthworks remain visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SE/79

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CULTIVATION TERRACE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV49860.

Possible cultivation terraces, probably recent boundaries.(aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV49861.

Aph=cpe/uk/2491:4196, rc8-kndc 113.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV49862.

Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.

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

The earthwork banks are largely defined as field boundaries.

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

The field boundaries have passed out of use.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4196-97 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

Earthwork banks and cut features are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3800, RAF/39/3800 V 60-61 06-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359525.

Earthwork banks and cut features are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1612 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

Earthwork banks are partly visible here.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Earthwork banks and cut features of possible medieval to post-medieval field boundaries and cultivation terraces are visible on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards, at Bolham Water. The earthworks are located on gentle southwest facing slope and comprise two broadly northeast to southwest aligned linear banks, with the northern of the two defined by a sharp turn to the east. A third section of bank is closely parallel to this bank along its northern edge. A broadly triangular shaped earthwork terrace approximately 100m in length by 20m in width is present along the western edge of the southern-most bank. A series of narrow linear cuttings or channels are also visible on the downslope on the western side of the terrace and although are of uncertain function, they may define the edges of a series of narrower terraces. The earthwork banks are themselves largely defined as field boundaries on the Parish Tithe Map of approximately 1838-48, although have passed out of use by the time of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. The earthworks are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1612 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359525	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3800. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3800 V 60-61 06-OCT-1971. [Mapped feature: #92881 ]
SDV359578	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4196-97 11-MAR-1948.
SDV49860	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV49861	Aerial Photograph:
SDV49862	Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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