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Summary

A series of earthwork banks of a potential former medieval to 19th century farmstead are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, to the southwest of Whitehams Farm, Hemyock.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features shown in this location. Plot 48 is recorded as 'Barns Meadow'.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4077-78 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A series of earthwork banks and ditch are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1316 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A series of earthwork banks and ditch are visible.

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

A series of earthwork banks of a potential former medieval to 19th century farmstead are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, to the southwest of Whitehams Farm, Hemyock. The earthworks are located within a single land parcel on the gentle to moderate east facing slopes of a combe. The earthworks are adjacent to a trackway, with farmsteads to the northeast and southeast. The earthworks comprise an L-shaped earthwork bank with flanking ditch which possibly defines the extent of the former farmstead, with less well-defined and more amorphous earthworks, including a second L-shaped bank enclosing a possible building platform, to the south. This plot is recorded as ‘Barns Meadow’ on the Parish Tithe Map and Apportionment, suggesting a barn was at least present here. Given the nature of the visible earthworks, however, it seems reasonable to argue that a greater range of farm buildings existed here. None of the earthworks recorded during the survey correspond with any features shown in this location on the Tithe Map, or subsequent historical maps made available to the survey, suggesting the farmstead had passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4077-78 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1316 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #78251 ]
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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SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.

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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