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| HER Number: | MDV130021 |
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| Name: | Field system west of Luffincott, Luffincott |
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Summary
A series of parallel curvilinear banks are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 to the west of Luffincott. They are interpreted as a medieval strip field system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 330 944 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX39SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Luffincott |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LUFFINCOTT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of a former medieval strip field system to the south-west of Luffincott
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The banks 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 19-DEC-2004 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
Curvilinear banks are visible as subtle 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 banks are visible as subtle 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.
Four curvilinear banks between 7 and 9 metres in width are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. They are situated in a field to the west of Luffincott on a south facing slope.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps; however they are parallel to a depicted curvilinear field boundary to the west. The historic landscape is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields.
The banks are interpreted as field boundaries that formed a medieval strip field system and that passed out of use prior to circa 1880.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. 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 19-DEC-2004. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #128827 ] |
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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: | Sep 5 2025 3:07PM |
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