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| HER Number: | MDV128474 |
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| Name: | Enclosure ditch or terrace north of Sheepham Brook, Modbury |
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Summary
A curvilinear ditch or terrace, possibly an enclosure ditch of medieval date, is identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as an earthwork on the south-facing slopes overlooking Sheepham Brook.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 662 530 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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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 (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The earthwork does not correspond with any depicted feature.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
A curvilinear hollow is identifiable as an earthwork.
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.
A curvilinear ditch or terrace up to circa 20m wide and 160m long is identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as an earthwork on the south-facing slopes overlooking Sheepham Brook.
The visible earthwork falls within a field system characterised by HLC as likely to have been laid out between the 15th and 18th centuries, with some elements possibly following earlier divisions in the pre-existing medieval fields.
It is visible within Plot 900 and Plot 901 on the Tithe Map for Modbury, listed in the apportionment as Yonder Castle Park and Castle Park, but does not correspond with any depicted feature.
The earthwork could be interpreted as bounding the south-eastern side of a mound, probably a naturally occurring feature that could previously been identified as a former fortification resulting in the castle field names.
A similar ditch or hollow visible on the north-west side of the mound at circa SX66095308 has been recorded as a probable field boundary as part of MDV128385. It is possible that the curvilinear ditch or terrace is also evidence of a field boundary of medieval origin, previously enclosing an area of poor agricultural land, and cleared as part of post-medieval remodelling of the enclosure pattern.
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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| 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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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #125937 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45837 | Related to: EARTHWORK in the Parish of Modbury (Monument) |
| MDV20161 | Related to: Mound or outcrop overlooking the Sheepham Brook, Modbury (Monument) |
| MDV128385 | Related to: Strip field boundaries, Modbury (Monument) |
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: | Jun 10 2020 2:07PM |
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