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Summary

Several curvilinear banks and ditches, visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs taken from 1946 and on digital images visualised from photogrammetrically derived elevation data captured in 2015, are interpreted as the remains of medieval field boundaries that went out of use before the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

Several field boundaries are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3142-3143 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

Curvilinear earthwork ditches and banks are visible.

Devon County Council, 1990, DAP 6970, DAP 6870/11-14 04-JUN-1990 (RG) (Aerial Photograph). SDV361675.

A curvilinear dark cropmark is visible.

Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007, Devon County Council 2006-2007 Aerial Photograph mosaic (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.

Dark curvilinear cropmarks are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data SX9271 08-JUN-2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.

Curvilinear earthwork banks are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Several curvilinear ditches and banks, between 2 and 4 metres wide, are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on digital images visualised from photogrammetrically derived elevation data captured in 2015. They fit into the field pattern and are interpreted as the remains of former field boundaries. Their curvilinear shape indicates a likely medieval origin, but they are not depicted on the Tithe map and any field boundaries here probably went out of use before the mid-19th century. The features have been transcribed from several sources.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341189	Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital). Devon County Council 2006-2007 Aerial Photograph mosaic.
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3142-3143 04-NOV-1946.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361515	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data SX9271 08-JUN-2015.
SDV361675	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1990. DAP 6970. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP 6870/11-14 04-JUN-1990 (RG).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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