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HER Number:MDV122531
Name:Field Boundary north-wast of Rowden Copse, Bishopsteignton

Summary

Two curvilinear earthwork banks, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and on digital images visualised from photogrammetrically derived elevation data captured in 2015, are interpreted as the possible remains of medieval field boundaries that went out of use before the mid-19th century.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 900 748
Map Sheet:SX97SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBishopsteignton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBISHOPSTEIGNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

No field boundaries are depicted in this exact location.


Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain - Digital Elevation Data (DSM), Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data SX9074 08-JUN-2015 to 08-AUG-2015 (Cartographic). SDV361521.

Two curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.


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.

Two parallel earthwork banks, each up to approximately 6 metres wide and 33 metres apart, are visible on digital images visualised from photogrammetrically derived elevation data captured in 2015. They fit into the field pattern and are interpreted as relict field boundaries, although they are only visible on a single data source so interpretation is somewhat tentative. Their curvilinear shape indicates a likely medieval origin, but they are not depicted on the Tithe map and any field boundaries here probably went out of use before the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV361305Interpretation: 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.
Linked documents:1
SDV361521Cartographic: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain - Digital Elevation Data (DSM). Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Elevation Data SX9074 08-JUN-2015 to 08-AUG-2015. [Mapped feature: #112683 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

Date Last Edited:Aug 1 2018 12:10PM