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Summary

Earthwork banks associated with possible post-medieval to 19th century trackways are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and 1950, to the north of Brownheath, Hemyock. The two diverging banks have been previously interpreted as former field boundaries, although this seems less likely.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11NW/85

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) FIELD SYSTEM (Unknown date)
• TRACKWAY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV51775.

Two diverging fieldbanks visible on ap (aph).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV51777.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/4079-80/(11/4/1947).

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

The western of the two earthworks exactly corresponds with a trackway depicted on this map.

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

Banks are evident.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4079-80 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Two sinuous earthwork banks are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RS 4077-78 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.

Earthwork banks are visible.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 12, Part 1; 86, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 526 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

Two diverging field banks, aligned approx north-south and northeast-southwest, are visible on the Common, to the north of Brownheath, on an aerial photograph. The features were not identified during the field survey, at which time the ground was under long tussocky grass (boggy). The bank aligned north-south appears to be on the line of a trackway shown on the Ordnance Survey 1890 1:10560 map (Sheet 36SE).

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 526 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 526 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.

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 of possible post-medieval to 19th century trackways are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and 1950, to the north of Brownheath, Hemyock. The two sinuous earthworks are broadly north to south and northeast to southewest aligned and appear to diverge from one another at their southern extents. The earthworks have been recorded in this record as a field system, although given that the western of the two earthworks exactly corresponds with a trackway on the First edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1880’s-90’s, this seems less likely. The earthworks are not clearly visible on aerial photographs after 1950 or modern digital images made available to the survey and their survival is uncertain.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV101648	Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 12, Part 1; 86, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 526.
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #93599 ]
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4079-80 11-APR-1947.
SDV357615	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RS 4077-78 30-MAY-1950.
SDV358490	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 526.
SDV359019	Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 526.
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV51775	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV51777	Aerial Photograph:

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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