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| HER Number: | MDV129834 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries west of Bursdon, Hartland. |
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Summary
Two curvilinear ditches west of Bursdon are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and are interpreted as medieval field boundaries that passed out of use by the mid-19th century and may have formed part of a strip field system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 262 192 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS21NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The ditches do not correspond with any depicted features. The plot is recorded as ‘Three Parks’.
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.
Earthwork ditches are 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.
Two curvilinear ditches orientated north-south and circa 2 metres in width are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
They do not correspond with any features depicted on 19th century historic maps, however they are in parallel to extant and depicted field boundaries. The plot is recorded in the Tithe Apportionment as ‘Three Parks’ and may have once comprised three separate parcels. The land is characterised as historically comprising post-medieval enclosures with medieval elements, with land characterised as medieval strip enclosures to the immediate east.
The ditches are interpreted as medieval field boundaries that may have formed part of a strip field system, and that passed out of use prior to circa 1840. Alternatively, it is possible they could be drainage ditches.
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: #128503 ] |
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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: 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)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 26 2021 12:15PM |
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