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Summary

A curvilinear bank forming a small D-shaped enclosure and several adjacent depressions are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013 north of Woodtown. The earthworks are interpreted either as small enclosures of possible medieval or earlier origin, or as extractive pits of post-medieval origin.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE? (Unknown to XVI (Between))
• EXTRACTIVE PIT? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks do not correspond to any depicted features. Plots to the north are recorded as ‘Little Quarry Hill’ (Plots 212 and 382) and ‘Great Quarry Hill’ (Plot 383).

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A curvilinear bank enclosure and series of depressions are visible as earthworks.

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 curvilinear bank enclosure and series of depressions are 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 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

A curvilinear bank between circa 3 and 6 metres in width and forming a small D-shaped enclosure around a depression circa 10 by 20 metres is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013. A section of bank projects north from the enclosure, and there are several further irregular shaped depressions to the immediate north. The earthworks are situated in a south-east facing field north of Woodtown.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. The plot is recorded as ‘Road Park’ in the Tithe Apportionment and a trackway is depicted through it on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map. The plots above the earthworks are recorded as ‘Little Quarry Hill’ and ‘Great Quarry Hill’ (MDV19530).
A curvilinear enclosure is recorded closely to the south-west (MDV76095).
The earthworks are interpreted either as small enclosures of possible medieval or earlier origin and may relate to settlement, or as extractive pits of post-medieval origin.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 403.13 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

The earthworks have been interpreted as circular enclosures.

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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