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| HER Number: | MDV128874 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries south-east of Burleigh Dolts hillfort, Malborough |
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Summary
Cropmarks of linear and curvilinear ditches visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2015 and 2018 on the south-east facing slopes south-east of Burleigh Dolts hillfort are possibly evidence of a field system of Iron Age to Roman date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 709 404 |
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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 | MALBOROUGH |
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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 SYSTEM (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible cropmark ditches do not correspond with any boundary 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.
Linear and curvilinear ditches are visible as cropmarks.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 15-JUL-2018 ACCESSED 13-AUG-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Linear and curvilinear ditches are visible as cropmarks.
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.
Cropmarks of linear and curvilinear ditches circa 1.5m to 4m wide and up to 120m long are visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2015 and 2018 on the south-east facing slopes downslope of Burleigh Dolts hillfort.
The visible cropmarks define paired curvilinear boundaries parallel with the western corner of a rectilinear enclosure.
The ditches do not correspond with any boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Malborough and may be evidence of a field system predating the surrounding extant medieval enclosure, possibly originating in the Iron Age or Roman period.
The possible boundaries might be associated with two cropmark ring ditches apparently abutting the curvilinear cropmarks.
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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| 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. |
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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 15-JUL-2018 ACCESSED 13-AUG-2020. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128872 | Related to: Ring ditch south-east of Burleigh Dolts hillfort, Malborough (Monument) |
| MDV128873 | Related to: Ring ditch south-east of Burleigh Dolts hillfort, Malborough (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: | Aug 13 2020 3:04PM |
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