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Summary

Former field boundaries of possible medieval origin are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as earthworks and cropmarks of ditched curvilinear banks.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97NW/203

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe map for Ashcombe.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 4085-4086 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

A linear bank and ditches are visible as earthworks.

Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69296 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361475.

The bank and ditches are visible as very slight earthworks.

Manning, P. T. + Walmsley, L. P., 1997, Devon County Council Haldon Ridge archaeological survey: Phase II (Report - Survey). SDV294888.

Exeter Archaeology, 1997, Haldon Ridge Survey (Report - Survey). SDV337108.

Site visit 20/3/1997 by Exeter Archaeology. Two parallel banks, c.9m apart, run east-west across the width of the field. East boundary is a stream. Banks c.0.25m high. South bank curves slightly to south towards the west end but the west end of both banks is lost under current north-south track along the west side of the field. South bank located 132m south of north field boundary.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A linear ditched bank circa 3m wide and 32m long is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork on the north-east facing slopes of a combe. A similarly proportioned ditch is also visible circa 10m to the north. The earthworks are visible crossing the contours of the slope towards the northern end of the plot, where the field narrows.
The visible features do not correspond with any features depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey but do appear to be constrained by the extant field boundaries. This might support interpretation of the earthworks as evidence of sub-division of the plot of medieval to post-medieval date, that were removed prior to circa 1840.
The earthworks are identifiable as very slight features on more recent images available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV294888	Report - Survey: Manning, P. T. + Walmsley, L. P.. 1997. Devon County Council Haldon Ridge archaeological survey: Phase II. Exeter Archaeology Report. 97.43. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV337108	Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 1997. Haldon Ridge Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. Unknown.
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 4085-4086 04-NOV-1946.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361475	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69296. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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