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Summary

Earthworks associated with a possible deserted settlement are visible as banks, hollows and pits on lidar-derived images, west and south of Higher Aylescott, West Down parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DESERTED SETTLEMENT? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV16 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

Extensive earthworks suggestive of deserted settlement are visible to the west and south of Higher Aylescott. Two buildings are shown on the parish Tithe map towards the southern part of the site extent.

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

Earthwork banks, hollows and pits are visible.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project

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