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Summary

Earthwork banks of potential medieval or post-medieval to modern date are visible on aerial photographs of 1966 onwards, at Lower Town, Halberton.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• STRIP FIELD (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• EARTHWORK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks are largely not depicted on the Halberton parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48.

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66184 V, OS/66184 V 135-36 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357044.

The earthwork banks are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0012 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The earthwork banks are visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Earthwork banks of potential medieval or post-medieval to modern date are visible on aerial photographs of 1966 onwards, at Lower Town, Halberton. The broad and low parallel earthworks measure up to 23m in width and are northeast to southwest aligned. The earthworks may represent the remains of a series of medieval strip fields, being closely comparable to those depicted on the tithe map to the immediate southwest, or may equally represent an area of 18th-19th century improvement ridge and furrow to help facilitate agricultural improvement and drainage. The earthwork banks remain visible on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0012 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #68235 ]
SDV357044	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66184 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66184 V 135-36 22-JUL-1966.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
• EDV4301 - Archaeological Assessment of Land at Hartnoll Farm

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