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HER Number:MDV128738
Name:Medieval strip field system between Indescombe and Wilmingstone, Tavistock

Summary

Lynchets and remnant boundaries visible on LiDAR imagery are suggestive of an extensive area of medieval strip fields.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 488 762
Map Sheet:SX47NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTavistock
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • STRIP FIELD (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362956.

Lynchets and remnant boundaries visible on LiDAR imagery are suggestive of an extensive area of medieval strip fields.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

The area is also evidenced in the existing field boundries and green lanes.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV362956Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126504 The area of strip fields looks to extend further than that bounded by the polygon., ]
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV114362Related to: Field system to east of Kilworthy, Tavistock (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 14 2023 10:20AM