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Summary

Linear and curvilinear earthwork banks interpreted as relict field boundaries of a medieval field system, with evidence of possible associated shrunken settlement, which had been largely cleared by the mid-19th century, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
• SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The earthworks partly correspond with field boundaries in this location.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6058 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Linear and curvilinear banks are visible as 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 and curvilinear banks, circa 4m wide and broadly north to south and east to west aligned, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthworks define numerous rectilinear land parcels, up to 55m long, with an arrangement of smaller enclosures, up to 14m long, which abut the road to the west. The earthworks partly correspond with field boundaries in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, although most are not shown on this map, or on later available historic maps. The earthworks are closely in keeping with the historic field pattern depicted in this location, which is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields and post-medieval enclosures. The earthworks are therefore interpreted as relict field boundaries of a medieval field system, with possible evidence of an associated settlement within the smaller enclosures to the west. Any evidence of a settlement here may have formed part of the group of dwellings shown to the north on the Tithe Map, but which had been abandoned by the mid-19th century. The associated field system had largely passed out of use by this time.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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