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HER Number:MDV118524
Name:Field boundary south of Middle Woodbeer Farm, Plymtree parish

Summary

A former field boundary probably of post-medieval date was visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 as a narrow bank within a broad but shallow earthwork ditch, to the south of Middle Woodbeer Farm, Plymtree parish.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 065 041
Map Sheet:ST00SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishPlymtree
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPLYMTREE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

A narrow bank was visible as an earthwork within the shallow ditch in the plot centred on circa ST06530416.


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

A broad but shallow ditch was visible as an earthwork.


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

A shallow r-shaped linear ditch up to circa 11 metres wide was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 to the south of Middle Woodbeer Farm, Plymtree parish.
The visible earthwork did not correspond with any field boundary depicted on the 19th century mapping available to the survey, although it was in keeping with the historic character of the surrounding field pattern. It has been interpreted as the remains of a removed former field boundary probably of post-medieval origin that was removed prior to the mid-19th century.
Narrow parallel linear earthwork banks within the area enclosed by the ditch might be evidence of former orchard planting or improvement for drainage. The banks were not visible with sufficient clarity to be transcribed by the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV354994Aerial 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.
SDV359177Cartographic: 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: #77803 ]
SDV359463Interpretation: 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.
Linked documents:2

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)

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2018 1:30PM