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| HER Number: | MDV129897 |
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| Name: | Rectilinear enclosure west of Welcombe House, Welcombe. |
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Summary
Ditches and banks to the west of Welcombe House are visible as cropmarks on aerial imagery and subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The earthworks are tentatively interpreted as an enclosure, with possible platform and field boundary, but may alternatively be of modern origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 222 175 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS21NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Welcombe |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WELCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- FIELD BOUNDARY? (Unknown date)
- PLATFORM? (Unknown date)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthworks do not correspond with any depicted features.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 14-MAR-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
An earthwork ditch and possible raised platform with linear bank is visible.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 21-APR-2010 ACCESSED 03-FEB-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Linear ditches and banks are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial imagery dating between 2001 and 2019.
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 ditch forming the western edge of a possible raised area, with a linear bank extending to the south, are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. They are situated in a field adjacent to Welcombe House, immediately abutting the roadside to the north.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available 19th century maps, however they do correspond in part with earthworks visible on aerial photographs taken between 2001 and 2019. A small modern circular feature is visible in the east part of the feature.
The earthworks are tentatively interpreted as an enclosure of unknown origin, with a possible central platformed area and field boundary extending to the south. Alternatively, the earthworks may have a modern origin, for example service infrastructure.
The earthworks are not clearly discernible and have not been fully transcribed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 21-APR-2010 ACCESSED 03-FEB-2019. |
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| SDV363954 | Cartographic: 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 14-MAR-2013. [Mapped feature: #128622 ] |
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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: | Feb 10 2021 1:36PM |
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