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| HER Number: | MDV128698 |
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| Name: | Strip fields west of Leigh Cross, Modbury |
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Summary
A strip field system of probable medieval origin is identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as earthwork banks crossing the contours of the south-west facing slopes at East Leigh, Modbury.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 687 524 |
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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
- STRIP FIELD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible earthworks mostly do not correspond with any field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
Curvilinear banks and ditches are identifiable 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.
Roughly parallel banks and ditches circa 5m to 10m wide, up to circa 200m long and 10m to 20m apart are identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as earthwork banks crossing the contours of the south-west facing slopes north of East Leigh.
The visible earthworks mostly do not correspond with any field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury but are in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern, which has been characterised by HLC as Medieval strip enclosures derived from the enclosure of open-field strips with hedge-banks during the later middle ages.
The earthworks are therefore probably the spread remains of strip field boundaries of later medieval origin that had been partly cleared by the early 19th century.
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: #126440 ] |
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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: | Jul 1 2020 4:09PM |
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