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HER Number:MDV114359
Name:Field system to north-east of Kilworthy, Tavistock

Summary

Former field boundaries of potential medieval date are visible on aerial photographs and LiDAR imagery as earthwork bank and ditch features.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 486 777
Map Sheet:SX47NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLamerton
Civil ParishTavistock
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.

LiDAR imagery shows the field system to the north-east of Kilworthy to be more extensive than originally recorded.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/6399F6558/0048-51; RAF106G/UK879/F20/7039-41 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Earthwork bank and ditched features interpreted as field boundaries of a possible medieval field system to the north-east of Kilworthy are visible on aerial photographs (map object formerly based on this source).

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

It is largely unclear which of the earthworks here are associated with the NMP database record. Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photographs 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/6399F6558/0048-51; RAF106G/UK879/F20/7039-41.
SDV359374Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.
SDV360208Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122427 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV114362Related to: Field system to east of Kilworthy, Tavistock (Monument)
MDV114360Related to: Field system to west and north of Kilworthy, Tavistock (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Aug 14 2023 10:20AM