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Summary

Linear banks, interpreted as relict field boundaries of medieval or post-medieval date, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. The field boundaries had probably been removed by the mid-19th century.

Location

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 (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The earthworks are situated within land parcel 1679 which is record as an orchard.

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.

Linear banks are visible as earthworks.

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.

Linear banks are visible as earthworks.

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.

Linear banks, circa 3 metres wide and orientated north-east to south-west and north-west to south-east, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. The earthworks are situated within land parcel 1679 on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, which is recorded as an orchard on the accompanying Tithe Apportionment. They do not correspond with any features on this map, or on later available historic maps, but are in keeping with the surrounding historic field pattern.
The form of the earthworks supports the interpretation they are possible relict field boundaries of medieval or post-medieval date that had probably been removed by the mid-19th century, by which time an orchard had been planted in this location. One of the visible banks at SX37538281 could represent a former tree planting bank of this orchard.

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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