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HER Number:MDV103464
Name:Former Field Boundary North-East of Lanapark

Summary

A former field boundary of probable medieval or later date is visible as an earthwork bank on aerial photographs, and is likely to have gone out of use by the mid nineteenth century.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 227 186
Map Sheet:SS21NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWelcombe
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWELCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • MORPH: DE.121.16.1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthwork does not correspond with any depicted field boundaries.


Cornwall County Council, 2002, Cornwall National Mapping Programme (Archive - Survey). SDV350748.

A single linear feature defined by 1 bank, max. length 205m, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs, and is interpreted as a former field boundary of medieval or later date.


Knight, S., 2012, Backlog Input Element of the North Devon Coast AONB National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV350734.

The bank does not correspond to any features depicted on the Tithe map or later available historic mapping, and it is likely to have gone out of use by the mid nineteenth century. No aerial photograph reference has been attributed to this site.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV350734Interpretation: Knight, S.. 2012. Backlog Input Element of the North Devon Coast AONB National Mapping Programme Project. Digital.
SDV350748Archive - Survey: Cornwall County Council. 2002. Cornwall National Mapping Programme. [Mapped feature: #62957 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 20 2012 11:12AM