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Summary

Former field boundaries of possible medieval origin were visible as earthwork ditches and ridges to the west of Ashclyst Farm on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09NW/93

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126741.

Des=the national trust/killerton estate archaeological survey: part 4: the farms: ashclyst - elbury/(2000)401/8/copy in smr.

National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV52.

A series of slight dips in a field to the north of the river clyst at 'ashclyst farm' suggest a field system of six small square enclosures c50m x 75m. The enclosures are not present on the 1842 tithe map + do not seem to be part of a water meadow system so may be of medieval origin (nt).

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

The ditches corresponded in part to field boundaries depicted.

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

The field boundaries are not depicted and have therefore probable passed from use.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3166 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

Curvilinear earthwork ditches were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0098 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 19-DEC-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

Curvilinear earthwork ditches were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Former field boundaries of possible medieval origin were visible as earthwork ditches and ridges to the west of Ashclyst Farm on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards.
The visible earthwork ditches correspond in part to field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Broad Clyst, but include ditches not depicted, interpreted as the remains of boundaries that probably passed out of use prior to the 1840s. The earthworks survived to be visible as ditches on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2005.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV126741	Migrated Record:
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.
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3166 04-NOV-1946.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV357033	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0098 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 19-DEC-2005.
SDV52	Migrated Record: National Trust.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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