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| HER Number: | MDV130015 |
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| Name: | Field system north of Gatherley Wood, Lifton |
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Summary
Curvilinear ditches and a bank, interpreted as relict field boundaries of a medieval or post-medieval field system, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2016. The field boundaries had been removed by the mid-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 381 839 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX38SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lifton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LIFTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The eastern extent of the northern-most ditch corresponds with the corner of a land parcel.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 24-NOV-2016 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
Curvilinear ditches and a bank 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.
Curvilinear ditches and a bank 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.
Curvilinear ditches and a bank, between 2-5 metres wide and orientated north to south and north-east to south-west, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2016.
The eastern extent of the northern-most ditch at SX38158402 corresponds with the corner of a land parcel that is depicted on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map. The remaining earthworks do not correspond with any such features on this map, or on later available historic maps, but are in keeping with the surrounding historic field pattern, which is characterised as medieval enclosures and woodland.
The form of the earthworks supports the interpretation they are relict field boundaries that define a series of rectilinear land parcels of a medieval or post-medieval field system, surrounding Ortham farmstead. The field boundaries had been removed by the mid-19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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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 24-NOV-2016. [Mapped feature: #128819 ] |
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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. |
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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 18 2021 2:32PM |
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