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| HER Number: | MDV126583 |
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| Name: | Plantation banks under Elfordleigh Wood, Sparkwell |
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Summary
Two banks of medieval to post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1955 as earthworks at Elfordleigh Wood. The banks are mostly not identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, and have probably been largely levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 548 579 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NW |
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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
- PLANTATION BANK (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1962, RAF/58/5095, RAF/58/5095 F22 0045-0046 01-MAY-1962 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351597.
Two banks are visible as linear earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5457-SX5458 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A short stretch of bank is visible as a lniear 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.
Two banks of medieval to post-medieval date are visible during a period of tree clearance at Elfordleigh Wood on aerial photographs of 1955 as earthworks circa 3.5m wide, and 117m and 220m long respectively.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey. Elfordleigh Wood is listed as ‘Timber, Coppice, Plantation’ on the Tithe apportionments for Plympton St Mary.
The banks are interpreted as a possible plantation banks of medieval to post-medieval date, that survived as relict earthworks under the tree cover of Elfordleigh Wood to the mid-19th century.
With the exception of a section circa 90m long centred at SX54795791, the banks are not identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 and have probably been largely levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351597 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1962. RAF/58/5095. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/5095 F22 0045-0046 01-MAY-1962. [Mapped feature: #122098 ] |
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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 SX5457-SX5458 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: | Oct 3 2019 11:34AM |
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