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| HER Number: | MDV126586 |
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| Name: | Strip fields south of Elfordleigh Farm, Sparkwell |
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Summary
Field boundaries of probable medieval date are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as linear earthwork banks and hollows, crossing the contours of the north-facing slopes south of Elfordleigh Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 544 578 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NW |
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| Admin Area | Plymouth |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Plymouth |
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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
- STRIP FIELD (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible earthworks correspond in part wih depicted field boundaries.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5457 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Banks and ditches are identifiable as slight earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5357 16-AUG-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
Banks and ditches are visible as slight 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 earthwork banks and hollows up to circa 10m wide and 190m long are visible as north-north-east to south-south-west aligned earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, crossing the contours of the north-facing slopes south of Elfordleigh Farm.
The visible earthworks correspond in part with field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Plympton St Mary with the remaining, not depicted earthworks subdividing the plots, defining narrow strips circa 15 to 30m wide.
The earthworks are interpreted as evidence for strip field cultivation of medieval origin.
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 SX5457 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #122101 ] |
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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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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5357 16-AUG-2002. |
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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 12:09PM |
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