See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

A curvilinear bank is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 to the west of Luffincott. It is interpreted as a medieval field boundary that may have formed part of a strip field system, and that passed out of use by the late-19th century.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of a possible former early medieval to post-medieval settlement and strip field system, to the west of Luffincott Farm

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The bank does not correspond with any depicted features but is parallel to surrounding depicted 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 bank is visible as a subtle earthwork.

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 bank is visible as a subtle earthwork.

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 8 metres in width and 140 metres in length, is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. The bank is orientated north-west to south-east in a field to the west of Luffincott.
The bank does not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps; however they are parallel to depicted adjacent curvilinear field boundaries which passed out of use in the mid to late-20th century. The historic landscape is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields.
The bank is interpreted as a medieval field boundary that may have formed part of a strip field system, and that passed out of use prior to circa 1880.

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)

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.