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| HER Number: | MDV126710 |
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| Name: | Field boundary on Crownhill Down, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
An embanked ditch, probably a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval date, is identifiable as an earthwork crossing the north-west-facing slopes of Crownhill Down. The earthworks are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 571 608 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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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 Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4252-4253 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
A linear ditch and bank are visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5760 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A linear ditch and bank 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.
An embanked ditch is identifiable on aerial photographs of the 1940s and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork crossing the west-facing slopes of Crownhill Down, overlooking the Torycombe Valley.
The ditch is 2 to 4m wide and up to circa 180m long. It is most clearly embanked on the north edge nearest the bottom of the slope, where the ditch also splays to its widest.
The ditch does not correspond with any feature depicted on the 19th or 20th century maps available to the survey but is aligned on a field boundary to the north-west. It is interpreted as the remains of a field boundary, potentially representing a phase of enclosure onto Crownhill Down during the later medieval to post-medieval periods. It had passed out use prior to the 1840s. Similar features are visible to the south.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5760 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #122485 ] |
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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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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4252-4253 27-FEB-1946. |
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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 25 2019 12:56PM |
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