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Summary

A rectilinear mound is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork abutting the west wall of the Bishops Palace complex, Chudleigh. The mound is of unknown date and function but probably predates circa 1840 and has been interpreted as a possible spoil heap.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NE/1/6

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MOUND (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• SPOIL HEAP (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3092-3093 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8678 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.

Parker, R. W., 1999, Archaeological Recording at Palace Farm, Chudleigh (Report - Survey). SDV336345.

Outside the west boundary wall of the Bishop's Palace, south west of the supposed tower, there is a large hump in the ground which is drawn as a rectangular platform (E) on the c1982 map. It does, however, block the lower part of one of the medieval slits in the boundary wall and seems likely to be a later addition, possibly a grassed-over spoil heap.

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tithe map for Chudleigh.

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 (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A roughly rectilinear mound circa 24m long and 20m wide is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork immediately to the west of the site of the Bishop's Palace, Chudleigh.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any feature depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey but does appear to abut the west wall of the Palace complex.
As such the function of the mound is unknown, but probably postdates the construction of the Bishop’s Palace and predates the mid-19th century

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336345	Report - Survey: Parker, R. W.. 1999. Archaeological Recording at Palace Farm, Chudleigh. Exeter Archaeology Report. 99.54. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3092-3093 04-NOV-1946.
SDV360652	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. 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. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8678 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #114184 ]

Associated Monuments

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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