See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Linear earthwork banks interpreted as relict field boundaries of potential medieval date are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on a hilltop to the southwest of Halwell Farm, Denbury and Torbryan.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks do not correspond with any linear features shown in this location.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8267; SX8268 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Linear earthwork banks are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Linear earthwork banks, circa 5m in width and northwest to southeast and northeast to southwest aligned, are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on a hilltop to the southwest of Halwell Farm, Denbury and Torbryan. The earthworks do not correspond with any linear features shown in this location on the Parish Tithe Map of the mid-19th century, although one of the field boundaries shown on this map which is post-medieval in character does truncate one of the earthworks. They are therefore interpreted as relict field boundaries of potential medieval date which had passed out of use by the mid-19th century. Their proximity to extensive remains of prehistoric or Romano-British field systems recorded circa 220m to the south may, however, also suggest an earlier origin.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8267; SX8268 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #113151 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.