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Summary

A possible former field boundary of probable medieval to post-medieval date was visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork and cropmark to the south of Columbjohn Wood.

Location

Protected Status

• Registered Park or Garden (II*) 1000694: KILLERTON HOUSE
• SHINE: Three prehistoric ring ditches and sub rectangular, double ditched enclosure north east of Columbjohn Farm

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3173-3174 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

A linear earthwork bank is visible.

Griffith, F. M., 1996, DAP/AAR, Devon County Council DAP/AAR 7 20-JUL-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV321073.

A linear earthwork ditched bank is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A possible former field boundary of probable medieval to post-medieval date was visible as a linear earthwork bank and cropmark, to the south of Columbjohn Wood. The linear bank can be seen for over 360 metres on aerial photographs of 1946, descending westwards from the north facing slopes of a hill in Killerton gardens to the south of Columbjohn Wood. The former boundary remained visible as a cropmark on images of 1996, which can be interpreted as indicating that the boundary bank was probably ditched, at least on the southern edge. The cropmark does not correspond with any features depicted on the Tithe Map for Broadclyst, supporting the interpretation that it had passed out of use prior to the 1840s.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV321073	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1996. DAP/AAR. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council DAP/AAR 7 20-JUL-1996.
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3173-3174 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #68155 ]
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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