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Summary

An L-shaped cropmark which has possibly formed over a buried ditch is visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018. It is interpreted as either a late prehistoric or Roman rectilinear enclosure, or else a relict medieval or post-medieval field boundary which had passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
• FIELD BOUNDARY? (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.

The cropmark does not correspond with any features in this location.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018; 15-JUL-2018 ACCESSED 07-FEB-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

An L-shaped cropmark is visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

An L-shaped cropmark, interpreted as having formed over a buried ditch, circa 2.5m wide, is visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018. The cropmark is visible in two instances in 2018, as a dark mark in June and as a reversed, pale mark in July. It does not correspond with any features in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps, although does extend eastwards from a prominent kink in the field boundary shown on these maps. It is interpreted as either a rectilinear enclosure of late prehistoric or Roman date, the western extent of which has been incorporated into the later field pattern, or else represents part of a relict medieval or post-medieval field boundary which had passed out of use by the mid-19th century. Cropmarks of a sub-rectangular enclosure (MDV127508) interpreted as being of late prehistoric or Roman date has been recorded to the immediate northeast.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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