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| HER Number: | MDV48597 |
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| Name: | Earthwork Terrace at Four Elms |
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Summary
An earthwork terrace of possible medieval to post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and 1971, at Four Elms. The earthworks are not clearly visible on aerial photographs after 1971 and may have been largely or completely levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 247 080 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Yarcombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | YARCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NW/180
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CULTIVATION TERRACE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
APH/R.PALMER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103947.
Linear mark identified on ap as possible cultivation terrace (aph/palmer).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV103948.
Aph=hsl/uk/71/144/run 25:0347.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103949.
Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103950.
Des=palmer, r. /blackdown hills aonb aerial photographic assessment/(1992).
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3310-11 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The earthwork terrace is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3829, RAF/39/3829 V 266-67 11-NOV-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359524.
The earthwork terrace is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
An earthwork terrace of possible medieval to post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and 1971, at Four Elms. The linear northeast to southwest aligned earthworks comprises a narrow cutting, with a level terrace on its western side which measures approximately 15m in width. The earthworks has been terraced into moderate southwest facing slope. They are not clearly visible on aerial photographs after 1971 and may have been largely or completely levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV103947 | Migrated Record: APH/R.PALMER. |
| SDV103948 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV103949 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV103950 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3310-11 11-APR-1947. |
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| 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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| SDV359524 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3829. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3829 V 266-67 11-NOV-1971. [Mapped feature: #93232 ] |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 12:49PM |
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