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HER Number:MDV125990
Name:Field boundaries on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum

Summary

Three curvilinear earthwork ditches, visible on visualisations of lidar data captured in 2013, are interpreted as the remains of medieval field boundaries, although they are not clearly visible on the aerial photographs and are likely to be very slight.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 517 666
Map Sheet:SX56NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBuckland Monachorum
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKLAND MONACHORUM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

This area is depicted as rough ground.


NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5166 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

Three broad curvilinear earthwork ditches 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.

Three curvilinear earthwork ditches, up to 10 metres in width, are visible on visualisations of lidar data captured in 2013. They are tentatively interpreted as the remains of medieval field boundaries, although they are not clearly visible on the aerial photographs and are likely to be very slight.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV361514Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5166 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #118547 ]
SDV362982Interpretation: 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). Historic England Research Report. Digital.

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)

Date Last Edited:Jul 4 2019 5:05PM