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Summary

Broad but shallow earthwork hollows or ditches visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 on the north-facing combe slopes north-west and south-east of Stolliford Farm, are probably the remains of field boundaries of medieval origin.Broad but shallow earthwork hollows or ditches visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 on the north-facing combe slopes north-west and south-east of Stolliford Farm, are probably the remains of field boundaries of medieval origin.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2099-2100 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Broad but shallow hollows or ditches are visible as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.

Broad but shallow hollows or ditches are ientifiable as earthworks.

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.

Shallow earthwork hollows or ditches up to circa 15m wide and 175m long are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 on the north-facing combe slopes north-west and south-east of Stolliford Farm.
For the most part the visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury but are in keeping with the character of the medieval enclosure to the north and are aligned in several places on extant boundaries.
The relict earthworks are interpreted as the remains of field boundaries of probably medieval origin that had been removed by the early 20th century.
The hollows might include elements of former roads or tracks, as recorded to the west of Stolliford Farm (MDV128709).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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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