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Summary

A series of parallel curvilinear former field boundaries are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007 and 2013 north-west of Buckland Monachorum. They are interpreted as medieval field boundaries that formed a strip field system that passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

The earthwork banks are situated closely in parallel with depicted field boundaries.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 01-NOV-2007 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A series of parallel curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF F6258/6399/0055-6 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Cropmarks which have formed over an infilled ditch have been interpreted as a field boundary of unknown, but potential medieval, date.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

A series of parallel curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.

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

Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photographs is not known.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

A series of parallel curvilinear banks between circa 8 and 17 metres in width and between 80 and 160 metres in length are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007 and 2013. The banks are situated across several south-west facing fields north-west of Buckland Monachorum.
The earthwork banks do not correspond to any features depicted on the Tithe Map, however they are closely in parallel with depicted field boundaries. The historic landscape is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields.
A curvilinear cropmark has previously been recorded as part of the Tamar Valley NMP Project.
The banks are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval origin that formed a strip field system and passed out of use prior to circa 1840.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 294.3 and 294.4 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

Strip fields located to the rear of the church and north of Garden House SX 49188 68342 and SX 49642 68471

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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