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HER Number:MDV114322
Name:Field System at Lower Chaddlewood

Summary

Earthwork banks and ditches of possible medieval field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs, at Lower Chaddlewood. The earthworks have been recorded as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 465 777
Map Sheet:SX47NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLamerton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLAMERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/V17/170/0108-9 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Earthwork bank and ditched features visible on aerial photographs have been interpreted as forming part of a field system of unknown, but potential medieval, date.


Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

Some of the earthworks may be associated with the shrunken settlement of Chaddlehanger (MDV3857). Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photograph is not known.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346287Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF/V17/170/0108-9. [Mapped feature: #73660 ]
SDV359374Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.

Associated Monuments

MDV3857Related to: SHRUNKEN VILLAGE in the Parish of Lamerton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Feb 11 2016 3:04PM