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Summary

Earthwork bank and mound features of possible Roman to medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1989 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, to the west of Brownings Farm. The earthworks were also identified in a site visit carried out and a large quantity of slag has also been recovered.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 188974
• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SW/201

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SLAG HEAP (Roman to Late Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
• LINEAR EARTHWORK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Simpson, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV18634.

Vis=23/12/2003(simpson) long linear earthwork running northeast to southwest across the middle of the field to west of 'browning's farm' with two circular mounds to the west. A lump of slag was found on the linear feature & the mounds may consist of slag mixed with stony earth (simpson).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV58928.

Des=simpson,j.(dcc)/(23/12/2003)/plan + description in pf.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 189-90 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.

An earthwork banked feature is visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1213 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359178.

A number of earthwork banked features are visible.

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

Earthwork bank and mound features of possible Roman to medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1989 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, to the west of Brownings Farm. The earthworks comprise a linear northeast to southwest aligned bank, approximately 30m in length, with several shorter mound features up to 17m in length to the west. Whilst the nature of these earthworks is unclear, it seems most likely they represent the remains of industrial waste material and/or up-cast material derived from extraction within the plot. Large quantities of slag have been recorded within the field (MDV70541) and would appear to represent associated features.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV18634	Migrated Record: Simpson.
SDV357047	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 189-90 14-JUN-1989.
SDV359178	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1213 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #98904 ]
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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SDV58928	Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

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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