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Summary

An earthwork bank, or possibly two parallel banks, forming a field boundary or boundary marker, were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s on Great Haldon, Kenn. The earthwork has probably been partly destroyed by quarrying.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SE/42

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV306928.

Vis=2/3/1984 (griffiths) bank, 1-1.5m wide with ditch on nw side, running sw/ne. Not more than 0.5m high above ditch. Heather covered, with coarse grass in ditch. The bank has been truncated at its ne end by a modern gravel pit, and has spoil dumped on its se end. This bank is not shown on tithe map (1841) or on enclosure award of 1823 (dro), so it may be a relatively early feature, though no other banks are visible in immediate vicinity. May be shown on 1947 aph (aph).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306930.

Des=griffiths, d. M. /as above.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306931.

Des=tithe map in dro/(1841).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306932.

Dro=q/rr1/38/g12 13.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV306933.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1995/13 apr 1947/3327-3328(county hall 43/65-66).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306934.

Des=ea/haldon ridge survey archive/(8/7/1996).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306935.

Dyer, m. /dcc haldon ridge survey summary report/(1996)25/(exeter archaeology report 96.26).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.

Vis=30/1/1996 (ea) as above. Now has some small trees growing on it (ea).

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe map for Kenn.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3024-3025 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

An earthwork bank was visible.

Bayer, O. J., 1998, Archaeological Evaluation at Haldon Quarry, Kenn, Devon, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV344559.

The bank was largely derived from the upcast material from the ditch running parallel to it. Although this ditch appeared to be stratigraphically later than the bank when viewed in section, this was probably due to the original ditch having been widened (recut) at a later date. The bank is likely to represent a boundary feature. Due to the absence of any dateable material, or any other features associated with the bank and ditch, it was not possible to determine their date(s) of construction. Other details: Figures 2-3.

National Monument Record, 2018, Pastscape (Website). SDV360651.

The bank was located in the area now occupied by Haldon Quarry.

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.

An earthwork bank, or possibly two parallel banks circa 2.5m wide and up to circa 120m long, were visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s, to the north-east of the road across Great Haldon, Kenn. The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundary depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey, the surrounding area depicted as unenclosed land not subject to Tithes on the 1841 Tithe Map for Kenn (plot 977). The function of the boundary is not known but it is interpreted as potentially medieval in date. It may be a continuation of the earthworks visible to the south-west, recorded as MDV122745. The earthwork has probably been partly destroyed by quarrying at Haldon Quarry.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV306928	Report - Survey: APH.
SDV306930	Migrated Record:
SDV306931	Migrated Record:
SDV306932	Migrated Record:
SDV306933	Aerial Photograph:
SDV306934	Migrated Record:
SDV306935	Migrated Record:
SDV344559	Report - Assessment: Bayer, O. J.. 1998. Archaeological Evaluation at Haldon Quarry, Kenn, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 98.24. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3.
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3024-3025 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #113076 ]
SDV360651	Website: National Monument Record. 2018. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk. Website.
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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SDV79	Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4676 - Archaeological Evaluation at Haldon Quarry, Kenn, Devon
• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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