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Summary

Field boundaries of possible medieval date were visible on aerial photographs as linear and curvilinear ditch earthworks on the floodplain of the River Tavy, to the south –west of Tavistock.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
• 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/V17/170/0016-7; RAF/CPE/UK/2501/4112-3 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

The transcription of several linear and curvilinear ditches from aerial photographs RAF/V17/170/0016-7 and RAF/CPE/UK/2501/4112-3 correspond to a database record of an earthwork field system of ‘unknown medieval’ date to the south-west of Tavistock.

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

The aerial photograph references given in the Tamar Valley NMP transcription attributes is incomplete; the dates of the photograph are not included.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

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