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HER Number:MDV11868
Name:Gun Field to west of Staddon Road, Appledore

Summary

Field named as Gun Field on the 1838 Northam Tithe Map and Apportionment. The site of the Civil War redoubt on Staddon Hill lies not far to the north.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 458 304
Map Sheet:SS43SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNortham
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/13
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS43SE(M)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BATTERY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Field named as Gun Field (Plot 1071) on the Northam Tithe Map and Apportionment. The curving field boundaries suggest that this and the neighbouring fields may have originated as medieval strip fields.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SS43SE(M) (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV6495.

Field named as Gun Field on the 1838 Northam Tithe Apportionment.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142451 ]
SDV6495Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SS43SE(M). OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV11870Related to: Civil War Redoubt on Staddon Hill, Northam (Monument)
MDV11869Related to: Mount Field, Torridge Road, Northam (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 8 2024 1:21PM