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Summary

A linear bank, interpreted as a relict field boundary of post-medieval date, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 and as a pale cropmark on aerial imagery taken in 2019. The field boundary had probably passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthwork does not correspond with any linear features in this location.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-DEC-2004 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A linear bank is visible as an earthwork.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Further details from the survey database, including aerial photograph references and interpretive text, are awaiting accessioning.

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.

A linear bank is visible as an earthwork.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 23-AUG-2019 ACCESSED 12-JAN-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

A pale linear cropmark 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.

A linear bank, circa 5m wide and northwest to southeast aligned, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 and as a pale cropmark on aerial imagery taken in 2019.
The earthwork does not correspond with any linear features shown in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps, but is in keeping with the surrounding historic field pattern, which is characterised as post-medieval enclosures. It is therefore interpreted as a possible relict field boundary of post-medieval date which had passed out of use by the mid-19th century. This field boundary corresponds with features previously transcribed during the Tamar Valley NMP survey.
A series of more subtle earthwork banks are also visible on lidar visualisations within this land parcel and within the adjacent land parcel to the southeast. These narrow and closely spaced earthworks are interpreted as possible evidence of 18th or 19th century agricultural improvement and have not been recorded.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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)

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