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Summary

Former field boundaries potentially of post-medieval date were visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 as earthworks ditches and banks east of Motts Cross, Plymtree parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The visible earthworks corresponded in part with depicted field boundaries.

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

The visible earthworks did not correspond with any depicted features.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4298-4299 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

Ditches and banks were visible as earthworks defining rectilinear enclosures.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0604 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Broad but shallow ditches and low banks were visible as earthworks defining rectilinear enclosures.

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

Rectilinear enclosures or terraces defined by ditches and low banks 3 to 5 metres wide were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, east of Motts Cross, Plymtree parish.
The visible earthworks corresponded in part with field enclosures depicted on the Tithe Map for Plymtree, but not the OS First Edition 25 inch map, although they were broadly in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern.
The earthworks have been interpreted as the remains of former field boundaries or enclosures probably of post-medieval origin, removed prior to the mid-late-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4298-4299 04-NOV-1946.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0604 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77797 ]
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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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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