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Summary

Cropmarks of former curvilinear strip field boundaries of probable medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of the 1990s, to the north of Stapleton Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LYNCHET? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
• STRIP FIELD (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

1840, Tithe Map of the Parish of Berrynarbor (Cartographic). SDV350468.

Geonex UK, 1992, 52/92, DCC Geonex 52/92 016-017 19-MAY-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350550.

Cropmarks of curviliner earthwork banks are visible.

Turner, S.C., 2005 - 2006, Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping (Cartographic). SDV349122.

The cropmarks do not correspond with any fuield boundaries depicted on the 1840 tithe map for Berrynarbor.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

Cropmarks of former field boundaries of probable medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of the 1990s, to the north of Stapleton Farm. The cropmarks fall within an area characterised as Barton Fields; relatively large, regular enclosures probably laid out between C15th-C18th but with some curving boundaries possibly following earlier divisions in the pre-existing medieval fields. A straight, roughly east to west boundary centred at circa SS55644412 crosses the contours of the slope and appears to be aligned on the corners of extant field boundaries. It is not depicted on the 1840 tithe map for Berrynarbor and might be evidence of an earlier boundary based on strip fields. The curvilinear cropmarks centred at circa SS557439 clearly also belong to a system of enclosure predating the regular field boundaries depicted on the 1840 tithe map for Berrynarbor. These cropmarks follow the contours of the slope and might also be evidence of strip fields of medieval date but could also be interpreted as evidence of terracing or lynchets.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
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SDV349122	Cartographic: Turner, S.C.. 2005 - 2006. Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping. Digital.
SDV350468	Cartographic: 1840. Tithe Map of the Parish of Berrynarbor. Tithe Map.
SDV350550	Aerial Photograph: Geonex UK. 1992. 52/92. Geonex Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC Geonex 52/92 016-017 19-MAY-1992. [Mapped feature: #62686 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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