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| HER Number: | MDV126792 |
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| Name: | Medieval field boundaries south of Cholwich Town, Cornwood |
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Summary
Field boundary banks of possible medieval origin are visible as subtle earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1960s, on the south-east facing slopes east of Tolchmoor Gate, Cornwood. The earthworks have been destroyed by the expansion of modern clay extraction from the north-east.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 586 616 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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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)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7109, RAF/58/7109 F42 0129-0130 22-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351186.
Curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5561 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The earthworks have been destroyed by the expansion of modern clay extraction from the south and west.
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.
Curvilinear banks up to circa 5m wide and 130m long are visible as subtle earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1960s, on the south-east facing slopes south of Cholwich Town, Cornwood.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Cornwood, but their plan is in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern, which has been characterised as medieval enclosure based on strip fields.
The banks are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval origin that had been cleared by the early 19th century.
The earthworks have been destroyed by the expansion of modern clay extraction from the south and west.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351186 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7109. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/7109 F42 0129-0130 22-NOV-1965. [Mapped feature: #122603 ] |
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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 SX5561 01-JUN-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: | Sep 29 2021 8:57AM |
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