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Summary

A curvilinear bank and ditch are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 south-east of West Panson. They are interpreted as a medieval to post-medieval field boundary that passed out of use by the late-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The ditch corresponds partially with a boundary in an area of woodland to the south-east. The earthworks are in parallel with adjacent field boundaries.

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 curvilinear earthwork bank and ditch are visible.

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 curvilinear earthwork bank and ditch are visible.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 23-AUG-2019 ACCESSED 15-FEB-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

The curvilinear feature is visible as a cropmark

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 curvilinear bank circa 110 metres in length, with adjacent ditch circa 120 metres in length, both being approximately 5 metres in width, are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. The earthworks are situated in a field south-east of West Panson and orientated approximately north-west to south-east on a south-east facing slope and lead to a watercourse.
The ditch in the south-east part of the feature extends into an area of woodland depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map and partially corresponds to a boundary within it. The bank and ditch are in parallel with depicted adjacent field boundaries, earthwork remains of which are similar to that identified. The earthwork feature is visible as a cropmark, along with adjacent former field boundaries, in aerial photographs from 2019. The historic landscape is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields.
The bank and ditch are interpreted as a medieval to post-medieval field boundary that passed out of use by the late-19th century. Alternatively, it is possible, given the topographical position of the earthworks and their proximity to a watercourse, that they relate to post-medieval drainage.

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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