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HER Number:MDV114600
Name:Field System at Ashleigh Barton

Summary

A field system of potential medieval date is visible as a series of earthwork banks on aerial photographs, at Ashleigh Barton. It is possibly associated with the site of a deserted medieval settlement sited to the immediate north.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 475 625
Map Sheet:SX46SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBickleigh (SH)
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishTAMERTON FOLIOT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46SE/17

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, F63/58/6399/369&370 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Earthwork banks visible on aerial photographs have been interpreted as 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.

The field system is possibly associated with the site of a deserted medieval settlement located to the immediate north (MDV12632). 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). F63/58/6399/369&370. [Mapped feature: #73930 ]
SDV359374Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.

Associated Monuments

MDV12632Related to: Settlement northwest of Ashleigh Barton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Mar 23 2017 9:58AM