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HER Number:MDV114369
Name:Field Boundaries North of Morwelldown Plantation

Summary

A former field boundary of possible medieval date was visible on aerial photographs as a ditch to the north of Morwelldown Plantation.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 459 717
Map Sheet:SX47SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishGulworthy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK

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/CPE/UK/2501/F20/4110-11 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Transcriptions of a linear ditch and earthwork bank from earthwork evidence visible on aerial photographs RAF/CPE/UK/2501/F20/4110-11 correspond to a database record of an earthwork field system of ‘unknown medieval’ date to the north of Morwelldown Plantation.

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

The aerial photograph reference given in the Tamar Valley NMP transcription attributes is incomplete; the date of the photograph is not included.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346287Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF/CPE/UK/2501/F20/4110-11. [Mapped feature: #73705 ]
SDV359374Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.

Associated Monuments

MDV129267Related to: Possible field system south-east of Bucktor, Gulworthy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Mar 30 2021 1:49PM