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Summary

Former field boundaries of potential medieval date are visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1948 and 1971, to the west of Coburn’s Farm, Yarcombe.The earthwork banks are not clearly visible on other aerial photographs after 1971, or digital images made available to the survey and their survival is unknown.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The Parish Tithe mosaic is incomplete here.

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

The earthworks do not correspond with any visible field boundaries in this location on this map.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4184-85 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

A series of linear earthwork banks are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3826, RAF/39/3826 V 065-66 04-NOV-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359623.

A series of linear earthwork banks are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

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

Former field boundaries of potential medieval date are visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1948 and 1971, to the west of Coburn’s Farm, Yarcombe. The longer of the earthworks are north to south and east to west aligned, whilst the earthworks to the southeast are slightly off this alignment and may represent a different phase of land division. The longer north to south aligned field boundaries resemble medieval strip fields, although the date of the remaining field boundaries is uncertain. The visible earthworks do not correspond with any field boundaries depicted in this location on the available 19th century mapping. This supports the interpretation that the field boundaries had passed out of use prior to the late 19th century. The Parish Tithe map mosaic is incomplete here, so it is not possible to determine whether the field boundaries were extant by this time. The earthwork banks are not clearly visible on other aerial photographs after 1971, or digital images made available to the survey and their survival is unknown.

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.
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359578	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4184-85 11-MAR-1948.
SDV359623	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3826. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3826 V 065-66 04-NOV-1971.

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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