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Summary

Curvilinear banks, interpreted as possible relict medieval strip field boundaries, are visible as earthworks on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2002 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The boundaries had been removed by the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

The earthworks do not correspond with any features in this location.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 02-APR-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area (Cartographic). SDV363955.

Curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2002 ACCESSED 04-FEB-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

Curvilinear banks are possibly visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project) (Interpretation). SDV364011.

Curvilinear banks, circa 9 metres wide and orientated north-east to south-west, are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2002 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features shown in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps, but are in keeping with the surrounding historic field pattern, which is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields.
The banks are interpreted as the remains of strip field boundaries of medieval date, that were removed by the mid-19th century. They are probably associated with the remains of strip field systems recorded in proximity to the north-east (MDV129914) and north-west (MDV129912).

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 427.15 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

3 possibly 4 very faint field boundary banks not shown on historical maps. SX394806.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8356 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund) (Ref: ACD2424)

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