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Summary

Earthworks of linear and curvilinear banks and rectilinear hollows are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2019. They are interpreted as relict field boundaries of a medieval or post-medieval field system with evidence of a possible associated former settlement.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Most of the earthworks do not correspond with any features shown in this location.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

Earthworks of linear and curvilinear banks and a hollow are visible.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 19-SEP-2019 ACCESSED 25-NOV-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

Earthwork banks are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

Earthworks of linear and curvilinear banks and a hollow, between 7m and 16m wide and northwest to southeast and northeast to southwest aligned, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2019. The earthworks occupy an area of circa 38 hectares and are mostly in keeping with the surrounding historic field pattern, which is characterised as post-medieval enclosures with medieval elements. Most of the earthworks do not correspond with any features shown on the late 19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map. They are therefore interpreted as field boundaries of a medieval field system that had mostly fallen out of use by the late 19th century. A hollow visible at SX43237427 and flanked by banks on each side is interpreted as a possible trackway associated with this field system. One of the earthwork banks to the southeast probably continues beyond the other side of a road at SX43567421, where it is truncated by field boundaries of field system MDV129349. The origin of this bank is uncertain, and it may be unrelated to this field system.
The earthworks here were recorded as three separate features during the Understanding Landscapes Project, including 360.1, 360.2 and 360.3. They are probably part of the same field system and so have been incorporated into a single monument record.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 360.1, 360.2, 360.3 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

360.1
Rectangular enclosure that may be just disused field boundaries. 38x93m not shown on epoch 1. SX 43237 74558.
360.2
4 and possibly up to 6 strip fields can be seen in this larger field. SX 42924 74511.
360.3
Many banks and ditches identified but not shown on epoch 1. sx432743.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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