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Summary

Earthwork banks of 18th-19th century agricultural improvement are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The earthworks occupy a number of arable plots which border Woodbury Wood on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3001-02 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

The earthwork banks are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7106, RAF/58/7106 016-17 12-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356245.

The earthwork banks are partly visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1988, OS/88193, OS/88193 179-180 22-JUN-1988 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355445.

The earthwork banks are no longer clearly visible, with much of the area now given over to woodland.

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

Earthwork banks of probable 18th-19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Woodbury House. The earthworks occupy a number of adjacent arable plots depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, along the eastern edge of Woodbury Wood. The narrow ridge and furrow cultivation banks are northeast to southwest and northwest to southeast aligned and occupy an area of approximately 6.3 hectares of moderate west facing slope. The earthwork banks are partly visible on aerial photographs up until 1965, although are no longer visible by 1988 and with much of the area been given over to woodland, their survival is uncertain.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY0287 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Narrow linear earthwork banks are visible.

Sims, R., 2020, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

Narrow linear earthwork banks of 18th-19th century agricultural improvement are visible to the northeast at SY02668724.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3001-02 04-NOV-1946.
SDV355445	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1988. OS/88193. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/88193 179-180 22-JUN-1988.
SDV356245	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7106. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/7106 016-17 12-NOV-1965.
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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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY0287 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016.
SDV363914	Interpretation: Sims, R.. 2020. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
• EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

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