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| HER Number: | MDV126262 |
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| Name: | Medieval field boundary south of Sherwell, Sparkwell |
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Summary
A field boundary of probable medieval to post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1971 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as a subtle curvilinear earthwork bank on a south-east facing slope of Sherwell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 569 570 |
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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 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible earthworks correspond with a field boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Plympton St Mary.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1971, MAL/71005, MAL/71005 V 029-030 04-FEB-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363166.
A curvilinear bank 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.
A curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork.
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.
A bank up to circa 4m wide and 56m long is visible as a subtle earthwork roughly following the contours the slopes of a south-east facing combe slope on aerial photographs of 1971 south of Sherwell.
The visible earthwork corresponds with a field boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Plympton St Mary but not the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
The earthwork is are interpreted as evidence of former field boundary, probably of medieval date, that was removed between circa 1840 and 1880.
The bank remains identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. 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 SX5657 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #119227 ] |
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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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| SDV363166 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1971. MAL/71005. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/71005 V 029-030 04-FEB-1971. |
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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 7 2019 12:04PM |
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