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Summary

Curvilinear earthworks of ditches and banks, interpreted as possible post-medieval or 19th century water channels or drainage ditches, are visible on 1940s RAF aerial photographs and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DRAINAGE DITCH? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• WATER CHANNEL? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks do not correspond with any features shown in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Earthworks of banks and ditches are visible.

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

This feature has been partly transcribed by the Tamar Valley NMP survey. 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.

Curvilinear earthworks of ditches and banks 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.

Curvilinear earthworks of ditches and banks, between 2-5 metres wide and north-east to south-west and north-west to south-east aligned, are visible on 1940s RAF aerial photographs and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The ditches are flanked on one or both sides by banks. They do not correspond with any features depicted in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps.
Their form supports the interpretation they are possible post-medieval or 19th century water channels or drainage ditches.
One of the visible earthworks to the south-east has been transcribed as part of the Tamar Valley NMP survey.

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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