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| HER Number: | MDV128840 |
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| Name: | Field boundary north of Malborough |
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Summary
A field boundary of possible medieval origin is identifiable on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2015 as a cropmark of a narrow ditch on the gentle south-facing slopes to the north of Malborough.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 708 404 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Malborough |
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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 cropmark does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tithe Map for Malborough.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX7040 20-APR-2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
A cropmark of a ditch is visible.
Turner, S.C., 2005 - 2006, Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping (Cartographic). SDV349122.
Fields probably first enclosed with hedge-banks during the middle ages.
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 9m wide and 75m long is identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as a subtle earthwork bank on the north-west facing slope to the north-east of Ilton farm.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tithe Map for Malborough. However, it is in keeping with the character of the field pattern depicted to the south, which was extant until the mid-20th century, and the surrounding field pattern has been characterised by HLC as medieval enclosure based on strip fields.
The relict earthwork is interpreted as evidence of a field boundary of medieval origin that had been removed prior to circa 1840.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349122 | Cartographic: Turner, S.C.. 2005 - 2006. Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping. Digital. |
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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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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX7040 20-APR-2015. [Mapped feature: #126742 ] |
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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: | Aug 10 2020 11:37AM |
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