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HER Number:MDV103846
Name:Former Field Boundary to the southwest of Goodshelter

Summary

A former field boundary of potential medieval date is visible as an earthwork bank on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and LiDAR images of between 1998-2008, to the southwest of Goodshelter.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 760 387
Map Sheet:SX73NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishEast Portlemouth
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishEAST PORTLEMOUTH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The former field boundary is not depicted on the East Portlemouth parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4013-14 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.

The remains of a former field boundary of possible medieval date are faintly visible as earthwork banks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2008, Lidar data JPEG SX73NE DSM, LIDAR SX73NE DSM Environment Agency 1998-2008 (Cartographic). SDV351201.

The remains of a former field boundary of possible medieval date are visible as low earthwork banks.

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

A former field boundary of potential medieval date is visible as an earthwork bank on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and LiDAR images of between 1998-2008,to the southwest of Goodshelter. The earthwork is northeast-southwest aligned and is visible as two segments approximately 4.5m wide and parallel to an existing field boundary to the west. The boundary may form part of a medieval strip field which passed out of use by the time of the parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351061Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4013-14 10-DEC-1946.
SDV351146Interpretation: 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
SDV351201Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2008. Lidar data JPEG SX73NE DSM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX73NE DSM Environment Agency 1998-2008. [Mapped feature: #63337 ]

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)

Date Last Edited:Aug 27 2021 12:07PM