MMO1951 - Medieval field boundary west of High Bullen (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A field boundary, potentially of medieval origin, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs to the west of High Bullen, at SS 7071 4662. It is not marked on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1890, but is clearly part of the same field system as two field boundaries immediately to the north, which survived until the mid 20th Century. Its sinuous or curvilinear boundary shape is characteristic of fields with origins as strip fields in the medieval period. [1-3] On the 1946 aerial photographs the boundary mentioned by [3] can be seen to be the southernmost of three equally spaced curving boundaries which together clearly represent the enclosure of former arable strip cultivation. [4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEM7408 Aerial photograph: Meridian Air Maps. 1977-1978. Infrared False Colour Aerial Photography. 77013 058-9 (20 May 1977).
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1890.
- <3> SMO7556 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 NW. MD002173.
- <4>XY SEM6707 Aerial photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 -1948. Vertical Aerial Photography. [Mapped feature: #38963 ]
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1465523, Extant 10 January 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1465523 (Original Monarch entry: 1465523)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NW156
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1465523
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7066 4666 (266m by 373m) Aerial Survey |
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Map sheet | SS74NW |
Civil Parish | LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Jan 10 2022 10:30AM
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