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Summary

Earthworks interpreted as building platforms and field boundaries associated with a shrunken medieval settlement at Creacombe are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and 1946 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. Buildings associated with the settlement had evidently been partly abandoned by the mid-19th century and then more extensively by the late 19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks partly correspond with field boundaries and land parcels in this location. The settlement at Creacombe is shown to comprise a number of buildings.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Most buildings at Creacombe have been demolished, with exception of Creacombe Farm.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4148-4149 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

Rectilinear and linear banks are visible as earthworks.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3094-3095 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Rectilinear and linear banks are visible as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5849 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Earthwork banks are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

Earthworks of six rectilinear platforms, between 15m to 40m long, and linear banks, circa 5m wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and 1946 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, to the west and southwest of Creacombe Farm. The mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map shows that a settlement comprising a number of buildings, with associated land parcel and road, was present here during this time. However, by the late 19th century, these buildings had been demolished, with exception of Creacombe Farm (MDV19392) located to the northeast. The earthwork platforms are therefore interpreted as possible building platforms associated with this possible medieval settlement. Some buildings are shown to correspond with these platforms on the Tithe Map, although evidently a number of buildings of this settlement had already been abandoned by this time.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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