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| HER Number: | MDV129716 |
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| Name: | Field boundary south of Alfardisworthy, Bradworthy |
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Summary
A curvilinear ditch is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The ditch is parallel to adjacent former field boundaries on a south facing slope to the immediate south of Alfardisworthy. It is interpreted as a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval origin that passed out of use prior to circa 1840.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 295 114 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS21SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bradworthy |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRADWORTHY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The ditch does not correspond with any depicted features, however it is in parallel with depicted field boundaries.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.
An earthwork ditch is visible.
Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project) (Interpretation). SDV364011.
An approximately north-south orientated curvilinear ditch, between 5 and 12 metres in width is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data. The ditch is situated within a field to the immediate south of Alfardisworthy and within a recorded curvilinear enclosure field system (MDV80968).
The ditch does not correspond with any features depicted on the available 19th century historic maps, however it is in parallel with former field boundaries depicted on historic maps. The historic landscape is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields. The medieval settlement of Alfardisworthy or Alsworthy is recorded to the north (MDV71189).
The ditch is interpreted as a medieval to post-medieval field boundary that passed out of use prior to circa 1840, and may have formed part of a medieval strip field system associated with the settlement.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV363955 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Digital. LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #128319 ] |
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| SDV364011 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project). Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV71189 | Related to: Alfardisworthy or Alsworthy (Monument) |
| MDV80968 | Related to: Curvilinear Enclosure, Higher Alfardisworthy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8356 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund) (Ref: ACD2424)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 21 2021 11:33AM |
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