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Summary

Field boundaries of possible medieval origin are visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD)

Full description

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

The visible earthworks correspond in part with a field boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Plympton St Mary.

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

The visible earthworks correspond with a partially depicted field boundary.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1126-1127 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Linear and curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5559 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Linear and curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.

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.

Linear banks up to circa 4m wide and over 100m long are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, north of Bude Farm, Sparkwell.
The more regular, southernmost earthwork corresponds with a field boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for the historic parish of Plympton St Mary. This boundary has been partly removed on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch Map.
The curvilinear northernmost bank does not correspond with any boundary depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey, but is in keeping with the character of the surrounding field system which is characterised as being of medieval origin.
The earthworks are interpreted as field boundaries of possible medieval origin that were largely cleared by the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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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