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Summary

An enclosure of uncertain, but potential medieval to post-medieval, date is visible as a series of earthwork banks and ditches on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the northeast of Burrow Hill Farm. Field name evidence within adjacent fields give reference to site of a castle here.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Enclosure north east of Burrow Hill Farm

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SW/100/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The enclosure partly corresponds to field boundaries depicted on this map.

RAF, 1947, CPE/UK 1974, 22 72 (Aerial Photograph). SDV119125.

Other details: rc8 kndc129.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1296-97 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The enclosure is visible as a series of earthwork banks and ditches.

Palmer, R., 1992, Blackdown Hills AONB Aerial Photographic Assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV56044.

Kink in old boundaries forming enclosure-like cropmark identified on air photo.

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Chapman, B., 2005, Hill-Slope Enclosures From the Blackdown Hills, A Case Study, 17-18 (Report - Assessment). SDV342050.

Rectangular enclosure visible as cropmark on aerial photo. 50 metres by 40 metres, tithe boundary now missing respected feature. Tithe field names mention castle to north and south. Included in typology of hillslope enclosures in the Blackdown Hills.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1412 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The enclosure is visible as a series of earthwork banks and ditches.

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

An enclosure of uncertain, but potential medieval to post-medieval, date is visible as a series of earthwork banks and ditches on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the northeast of Burrow Hill Farm. The enclosure is rectilinear in shape, measures approximately 80m in length by 67m in width and is situated on moderate east facing slope. The earthworks are most clearly defined on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. They comprise an inner rectilinear banked enclosure, approximately 10m in width, which is largely encompassed by an outer earthwork ditch, approximately 6m in width. Sections of bank are additionally visible flanking the outer, southern edge of this ditch. A possible entrance, approximately 6m in width, is visible through all sections of these earthworks along the southern edge of the enclosure. The extent of the enclosure is partly defined as field boundaries on the Parish Tithe map of approximately 1838-48, suggesting the enclosure had been constructed prior to this time. Field name evidence within adjacent fields give reference to site of a castle here, which may imply medieval, or earlier, origins to this enclosure. A concentration of earthwork pits and mounds of possible open cast ironstone mining pits are clearly visible to the immediate east of the enclosure, although since it is unclear whether these represent associated features or not, they have been recorded as a separate monument. Further investigation of this enclosure, in particular geophysical survey is recommended to help establish more fully the nature of this site.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV119125	Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. CPE/UK 1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 22 72.
SDV324187	Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.
SDV342050	Report - Assessment: Chapman, B.. 2005. Hill-Slope Enclosures From the Blackdown Hills, A Case Study. Community Landscapes Project Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 17-18.
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1296-97 11-APR-1947.
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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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1412 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #92930 ]
SDV56044	Report - Assessment: Palmer, R.. 1992. Blackdown Hills AONB Aerial Photographic Assessment. Unknown.

Associated Monuments

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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