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| HER Number: | MDV119706 |
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| Name: | Field system around Caton, Ashburton |
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Summary
The Tithe Map indicates a complex system of mostly strip fields to the north-east of Caton. Partially fossilised in the surviving field layout.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 782 720 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of a medieval to post-medieval field system around Caton, partially preserved in the surviving field layout
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The Tithe Map shows a complex system of mainly strip fields around Caton, mostly running south-east by north-west (against the contours), but others aligned south-west by north-east.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Most field boundaries are still depicted on the later 19th century historic map.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
A number of the subdivisions have been removed since the late 19th century as the fields are being enlarged.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
The modern mapping shows a few of the smaller strips still retained, but most of the boundaries have been removed by this time.
Ramoutar, R., 2022, Land at Caton Farm, Caton, Ashburton, Devon. Results of Archaeological Monitoring and Recording, Fig 1b and plate 3 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV365203.
During grounds works at Caton Farm in 2021, one archaeological feature was observed in section in the cable trench. This comprised a broad shallow ditch, measuring 7.5m wide by 0.8m deep, with an irregular base and which contained five clay and silty clay fills. The ditch contained no finds but corresponds with the position of a field boundary present on the Ashburton parish tithe map of 1840. Subsequent historic mapping shows that the boundary was removed after the mid-20th century.
National Mapping Programme, post-1985, Dartmoor NMP Transcription data (Cartographic). SDV364293.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. [Mapped features: #78980 ; #78981 ] |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV365203 | Report - Watching Brief: Ramoutar, R.. 2022. Land at Caton Farm, Caton, Ashburton, Devon. Results of Archaeological Monitoring and Recording. AC Archaeology. ACD1958/2/0. Digital. Fig 1b and plate 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV107697 | Related to: Caton Settlement north of Caton Cross, Ashburton (Monument) |
| MDV124466 | Related to: Field Boundary north of Caton, Ashburton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8867 - Watching brief on groundworks at Caton Farm, Ashburton (Ref: ACD1958)
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 6 2022 4:17PM |
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