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Summary

Relict field boundaries of potential prehistoric date are visible as a series of earthwork banks on aerial photographs from 1941 onwards and images derived from LiDAR data captured during 2007, between Lannacombe Beach and Peartree Cove.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 445831
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX83NW/16

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 BC to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV165617.

Aph=nmr sx8137+8037:sf 1743/131,135(9/4/1980)/in smr(lf).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV165618.

Osa=sx83nw11.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

A variety of indistinct earthworks, fieldbanks terraces etc are shown on the cliffs between lannacombe beach and limpet cove on nmr aps taken 9/4/1980 (ap). Vis=21/1/1987 (os). The indicated area extends for approx 1.25 kms along a gently sloping coastal strip between vertical sea cliffs and steep undulating slopes punctuated by rock outcrops and stacks. This intensively cultivated strip varies in width from approx 70m to 140m with the occasional incursion in the form of small plots into the steep coastal slopes to the north. A number of the linear stony bands which sub-divide the strip are clearly of geological origin, ie at sx81093704, where a band of breccia and sandstone intrudes into the predominant mica and quartz schist beds. Some small field plots are evident and they are bounded either by minor contour-following lynchets or crude coursed stony banks. These banks or walls stand to a maximum height of 1m and are up to 1.1m wide, the majority of the stone probably came from field clearance. These denuded field plots on the coastal strip may have had a prehistoric origin but almost certainly they have been used as c19 - c20 potato plots; the area is now under root crops (os).

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

The former field boundaries are not depicted on the Stokenham parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48.

Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S437, RAF/S437 V 9-10 24-AUG-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351057.

The remains of the field system are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC133, US/7PH/GP/LOC133 FV 7013-14 30-DEC-1943 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351450.

The remains of the field system are visible as a series of earthwork banks. Map object based on this source.

United States Airforce, 1944, US/30GR/LOC40, US/30GR/LOC40 V 28,36 27-APR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351447.

The remains of the field system are visible as a series of earthwork banks. Map object based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4077-78 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

The remains of the field system are visible as a series of earthwork banks. Map object based on this source.

Environment Agency, 2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SX8037 Environment Agency D0079469, D0079472, D0079479 31-MAR-2007 (Cartographic). SDV351410.

The remains of the field system are visible as a series of earthwork banks. Map object based on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

Former field boundaries of potential prehistoric date are visible as a series of earthwork banks on aerial photographs from 1941 onwards and images derived from LiDAR data captured during 2007, between Lannacombe Beach and Peartree Cove. The main surviving elements of the former field system are located along the steep south sloping cliff edge and cover an area of approximately 30 hectares. The boundaries are generally either north to south and northwest to southeast aligned, with evidence of small square and rectangular enclosures present at Limpet Cove (SX813371). The field system is visible as earthwork banks on recent images derived from LiDAR data captured during 2007.

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV165617	Aerial Photograph:
SDV165618	Migrated Record:
SDV24	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351057	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S437. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/S437 V 9-10 24-AUG-1941.
SDV351060	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4077-78 01-NOV-1945.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351410	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8037 Environment Agency D0079469, D0079472, D0079479 31-MAR-2007.
SDV351447	Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1944. US/30GR/LOC40. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/30GR/LOC40 V 28,36 27-APR-1944.
SDV351450	Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1943. US/7PH/GP/LOC133. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC133 FV 7013-14 30-DEC-1943.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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