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Current Land Use
This is the
recording of what land in the area is used for at the moment. Is it
arable, grass, orchard etc? Much of this can be done from
public roads and footpaths. Where this is not possible
permission will be needed. For some parts of the study area we
have maps as early as the 17th century and we have tithe maps
for the whole of the area. By comparing older maps with each
other and current use we will have a view of the changing agriculture and field
boundaries in the area over the last two to three hundred years.
Hollow-way recording
The area has many old roads and hollow-ways, many of these
have not been recorded. We would like to make a comprehensive
survey of these. Currently we have covered Brampton Abbotts
and are doing King's Caple and Brockhampton.
Other Tasks
We have a large collection of images of old maps,
particularly tithe maps. These are being
calibrated onto the OS national grid. This is
done using specialised computer software which we have trained
volunteers to use.
We have also carried out more specifically archaeological tasks. These
included:-
field-walking - walking over newly ploughed fields
looking for artefacts, collecting them and and recording their
position
surveying - recording the position of earthworks
excavating
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