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Summary

Remains of a shrunken medieval settlement south of Bindon are visible as a complex of earthwork banks and a ditch on aerial photographs taken in 1963 and on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006-7. Most of the remains are likely to survive as earthworks.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of as shrunken village to the south of BindonManor and Listed Building (Grade II) Ttaditional Barn

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

Griffith, F. M., 13/05/1983, Earthworks at Bindon (Worksheet). SDV358947.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The field boundaries depicted in this location do not correspond to the earthworks visible on the aerial photographic resource.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, RAF/106G/UK/1412 4492-4493 13-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354842.

A pale and dark linear cropmark is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/58/5607, NMR RAF/58/5607 F21 346-347 22-JAN-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355896.

A complex of earthwork banks and ditch is visible.

Environment Agency, 2006-2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SY2490SW Environment Agency D0075908 NOV-2006 to MAR-2007 (Cartographic). SDV349850.

Several banks and a ditch are visible as earthworks.

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

A complex of earthworks to the south of Bindon is clearly visible only on aerial photographs taken in 1963 and on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006-7. They are interpreted as the remains of a shrunken settlement associated with the medieval manor here. The earthworks comprise a holloway, aligned approximately east to west, with several banks defining five possible house platforms to the north and a boundary bank to the south. The holloway of a central ditch flanked by two banks is up to 10 metres in width, presumably having been spread by ploughing since abandonment, and the other banks are also wide at up to 4.5 metres. They are probably only visible on the 1963 run due to snow cover and low light conditions, although a cropmark visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947 is likely to have formed over the holloway. The northern area of earthworks appears to have been landscaped since the 1960s, but earthwork remains may survive in part here. The holloway and boundary bank are well-defined on the Lidar imagery, indicating good survival of these features in 2006-7.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349850	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006-2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY2490SW Environment Agency D0075908 NOV-2006 to MAR-2007.
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
SDV354842	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 4492-4493 13-APR-1947.
SDV355896	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/58/5607. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/5607 F21 346-347 22-JAN-1963. [Mapped feature: #66056 ]
SDV358947	Worksheet: Griffith, F. M.. 13/05/1983. Earthworks at Bindon. Devon County Sites and Monuments Register. Worksheet + Digital.

Associated Monuments

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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