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Summary

A large rectangular feature cut or terraced into the hillside is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007 and 2013 west of Rooksmoor. It is interpreted as relating to formal landscaping associated with the early 20th century property of Rooksmoor, possibly a tennis court.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GARDEN FEATURE (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1966 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthwork does not correspond with any depicted features.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The earthwork does not correspond with any depicted features.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

The rectangular terraced area is faintly visible as a cropmark or earthwork. The property of Rooksmoor is visible to the east, which appears to have been built between circa 1906 and the 1940s.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 01-NOV-2007 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A large rectangular cut or terraced features is visible as an earthwork.

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.

A large rectangular cut or terraced features is visible as an earthwork.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 05-APR-2007 ACCESSED 05-MAR-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

The rectangular terraced area is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs dating from 2000 onwards. Photography from 2007 shows a possible earthwork of similar shape and size closely to the south, however this is not clearly visible in other photographs and is not visible on lidar visualisations.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

A large rectangular cut or terraced feature circa 32 metres by 15 metres is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007 and 2013. It is situated on a gentle west sloping hillside to the west of the property ‘Rooksmoor’.
The earthwork does not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic or modern maps. It is visible as a cropmark or earthwork on aerial photographs dating to the 1940s, and is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs dating from 2000 onwards. 2007 aerial photography shows a possible similar feature immediately to the south, which may have been subsequently levelled.
The plot is depicted as agricultural on historic maps. The property of Rooksmoor appears to have been constructed between circa 1906 and the 1940s when it is visible in the aerial photography.
The dimensions of the earthwork are approximately that of a standard domestic tennis court.
The rectangular earthwork is interpreted as relating to formal landscaping associated with the early 20th century property of Rooksmoor, possibly a tennis court, that passed out of use by the mid-20th century.

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 Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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