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| HER Number: | MDV126252 |
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| Name: | Medieval field boundaries south west of Hemerdon |
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Summary
Field boundaries of probable medieval to post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of the 1950s and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as subtle earthwork ditches in a west-facing combe south-west of Hemerdon village.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 560 574 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F22 0184-0185 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
A curvilinear hollow is visible as an earthwork.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5657 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Linear and curvilinear hollows 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.
Ditches or hollows up to circa 12m wide are visible as subtle earthworks crossing the slopes of a west-facing combe on aerial photographs of 1955 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any field boundaries depicted on the 19th and early 20th century maps available to the survey but do appear to be continuations of curvilinear boundaries probably of medieval origin, depicted on the Tithe Map for Plympton St Mary.
The earthworks are interpreted as evidence of former field boundaries, probably of medieval date, that were removed prior to circa 1840.
The earthworks are identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, cut by the narrower ditches of catch meadow gutters.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F22 0184-0185 24-MAY-1955. [Mapped feature: #119216 ] |
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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 SX5657 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: 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. |
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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: | Aug 15 2019 11:07AM |
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