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Summary

Earthworks of ditches and a bank interpreted as relict medieval or post-medieval field boundaries are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, to the west of Fairfield Farm, Denbury and Torbryan.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The eastern most earthwork partly corresponds with a field boundary in this location.

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

Earthwork ditches and a bank 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 (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Earthworks of ditches and a bank, between 6-12m in width, are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, to the west of Fairfield Farm, Denbury and Torbryan. The three linear earthworks are northwest to southeast and east to west aligned and are in keeping with the historic field pattern depicted in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map which is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields. With the exception of the eastern-most ditch, the earthworks do not correspond with any linear features on this map, or on subsequent available historic maps and are therefore interpreted as possible relict field boundaries of medieval or post-medieval date which had almost completely passed out of use by the mid-19th century. Linear earthwork banks (MDV122798) visible to the immediate east of these field boundaries are not obviously associated and so have been recorded as a separate monument.

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 (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8268 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #113159 ]

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)

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