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Summary

Linear earthwork banks interpreted as relict field boundaries of a field system of tentative prehistoric or Romano-British date, with possible medieval or post-medieval elements , southwest of Home Park, Denbury and Torbryan, are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD (Between))
• FIELD SYSTEM? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Most of the earthworks do correspond with any linear features in this location.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8367 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A series of linear earthwork banks is 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.

A series of linear earthwork banks, between 4-8m in width, is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on south facing slope to the southwest of Home Park, Denbury and Torbryan. The earthworks occupy an area of approximately 8 hectares, are north to south and east to west aligned and define several rectilinear shaped enclosures, from between 35 to 160m in length. Most of the visible earthworks do not correspond with any linear features shown in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, although are broadly in keeping with the character of the historic field patterns which is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields. Their form, character and topographic setting, however, offers some support to the interpretation that they represent relict field boundaries of a possible prehistoric or Romano-British field system, particularly given the proximity of other field systems recorded to the west. Elements of these earthworks, however, are more medieval or post-medieval in character, including those shown as field boundaries on historic maps, and so this record has been double-indexed to reflect this uncertainty.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: 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.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8367 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017.

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)

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