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HER Number: | MDV70397 |
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Name: | Woodbury and Colaton Raleigh Parish Boundary Bank |
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Summary
Boundary bank and ditch between Woodbury and Colaton Raleigh parishes.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 042 882 |
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Map Sheet: | SY08NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Colaton Raleigh |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | COLATON RALEIGH |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WOODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08NW/208
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PARISH BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Parish boundary marked.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 8, Part 1; 47, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 161 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.
Parish boundary bank seen at this location aligned north-northwest- south-southeast. Bank up to 2 metres wide by 0.75 metre to base of ditch. Ditch on southwest side 0.5 metre wide by 0.2 metre deep. Small trench (? World War Two) on southwest side of bank at given location. Bank traced to south to SY04258817 where it appears to terminate. Modern Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map depicts a circa 25 metre section of dashed line continuing south from here suggesting a gap in the bank. Gap also shown on Ordnance Survey 1:10560 map of 1891.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 161 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 161 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.
Exeter Archaeology, 2007, East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007, 50, Site No. H161 (Archive - Survey). SDV351571.
Parish boundary bank seen at this location aligned north-northwest- south-southeast. Bank up to 2 metres wide by 0.75 metre to base of ditch. Ditch on southwest side 0.5 metre wide by 0.2 metre deep. Small trench (? World War Two) on southwest side of bank at given location. Bank traced to south to SY04258817 where it appears to terminate. Modern Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map depicts a circa 25 metre section of dashed line continuing south from here suggesting a gap in the bank. Gap also shown on Ordnance Survey 1:10560 map of 1891.
Bank crossed by East Devon Way. Avoid damage to bank during vegetation clearance or other work. Bank could be referred to in any literature referring to the parishes.
Exeter Archaeology, 2008, East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007, 2 and 4, Site No. H161 (Report - Survey). SDV351570.
The main features of medieval and post-medieval date on the commons are banks. Banks marking parish boundaries are likely to be the earliest of these.
The bank between Colaton Raleigh and Woodbury is crossed by the East Devon Way.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Bank depicted.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV101648 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 8, Part 1; 47, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 161. |
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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV351570 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2008. East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007. Exeter Archaeology Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2 and 4, Site No. H161. |
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SDV351571 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2007. East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007. East Devon Access Land Archaeological Survey 2007. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 50, Site No. H161. |
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SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #99388 ] |
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SDV358490 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 161. |
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SDV359019 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 161. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV113167 | Related to: Parish Boundary Stone South of The Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV2940 - East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey
Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2016 1:40PM |
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