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| HER Number: | MDV127610 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries south-east of Bigbury |
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Summary
Two former field boundaries of probable medieval origin are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as roughly west to east aligned shallow earthwork ditches, to the south-east of Bigbury village. The earthworks have probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 668 459 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bigbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIGBURY |
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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 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible earthworks correspond with field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Bigbury.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any field boundaries depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4136-4137 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Two roughly west to east aligned shallow ditches 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.
Two roughly west to east aligned shallow ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as earthworks circa 6m wide and up to 150m long, on the gentle west-facing slopes of a saddle of land between two hills on the south-east side of Bigbury village.
The earthworks correspond to former field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Bigbury, but not on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
The ditches are interpreted as former field boundaries of probable medieval origin that were removed between circa 1840 and 1880.
The features are not identifiable as earthworks on more recent sources available to the survey and have probably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4136-4137 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #124338 ] |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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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: | Feb 24 2020 11:10AM |
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