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HER Number:MDV129243
Name:Field system at Newtown, west of Buddlebridge Wood, Milton Abbot

Summary

Several curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches are visible on images derived from lidar data captured from 2005. They form part of the relict medieval field system around the former hamlet of Newtown.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 396 760
Map Sheet:SX37NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMilton Abbot
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMILTON ABBOT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Numerous curvilinear field boundaries are depicted around the hamlet of Newtown.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Numerous curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

Several parallel curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches are visible on images derived from lidar data captured from 2005. They fit in to the surrounding field system as depicted on the tithe map, which appears to have been based on medieval strip fields. It may have been defined to the south by a bank that runs perpendicular and along the contour. They are adjacent to the field boundaries recorded immediately to the north-west, recorded from aerial photographs (MDV76515) and are part of the same field system. Only those boundaries not depicted on the historic maps have been transcribed.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 381.3 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

The central field boundary is shown on epoch 1. The other 3 boundaries spanning the width of the field are only shown on the tithe map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV363945Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
SDV363949Interpretation: Understanding Landscapes Project. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data. Digital. 381.3.
SDV363954Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005. [Mapped feature: #127827 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV76515Related to: Field System, South-West of Southcombe Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

Date Last Edited:Dec 7 2020 6:47PM