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| HER Number: | MDV128818 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries at Woolston, West Alvington |
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Summary
Field boundaries of probable medieval origin are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as subtle earthwork banks and ditches on the south-facing slopes at Woolston. The earthworks have probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 714 415 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | West Alvington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST ALVINGTON |
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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 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe map for West Alvington.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4130-4131 01-NOV-1945RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4130-4131 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A curvilinear bank and an L-shaped scarp are visible as subtle earthworks.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7141 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
The features are not 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.
A curvilinear bank circa 3m wide and 37m long and an L-shaped scarp of similar proportions are visible as subtle earthworks on the south-facing slopes at the head of the combe immediately south of Woolston.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe map for West Alvington but are in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern, which was characterised by HLC as of medieval character.
The relict earthworks are interpreted as the remains of former field boundaries of probable medieval origin that had been removed prior to the early-19th century.
The earthworks are not identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and have probably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4130-4131 01-NOV-1945RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4130-4131 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #126686 ] |
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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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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX7141 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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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: | Oct 30 2020 9:27AM |
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