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Summary

Former field boundaries of probable post-medieval to early-20th century date were visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as narrow earthwork banks on the west-facing combe slopes overlooking the Madford River, north of Rough Grey Bottom, Dunkeswell parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NE/169

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1947 AD (Between))

Full description

1969, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134089.

Small enclosed fields within otherwise open waste recorded on os 1st ed 25" map, os 6" (1906) and os 6" (1969) maps (os).

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134090.

Additional lengths of bank recorded on raf 1947 ap (aph).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134091.

Des=os 25"(c.1889)47/15.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134092.

Des=os 6"(1906)47se.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134093.

Des=os 6"(1969).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV134094.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974/2301/(11/4/1947)/smr 30/3.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 2301 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Linear and curvilinear earthwork banks were visible.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1507 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The former boundaries were not readily identifiable as banks but might survive in parts as low earthworks.

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

Narrow earthwork banks were visible on aerial photographs of 1947 on the west-facing combe slopes overlooking the Madford River, north of Rough Grey Bottom, Dunkeswell parish. The earthworks correspond in part with field boundaries depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map, and appear to abut a very straight boundary of probable 19th century date. The earthworks were therefore in use as field boundaries into the later-19th century and it is therefore possible that they are 19th century in origin.
However, the curvilinear plan of the boundaries and the extension of the relict earthworks beyond what is depicted on the OS First Edition map might support the interpretation that they were based on earlier, pre-19th century enclosure boundaries.
The banks cannot be confidently identified as earthworks on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014 and have probably been largely levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV134089	Migrated Record: 1969.
SDV134090	Migrated Record: APH.
SDV134091	Migrated Record:
SDV134092	Migrated Record:
SDV134093	Migrated Record:
SDV134094	Aerial Photograph:
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 2301 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #96931 ]
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1507 08-SEP-2014.

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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