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HER Number:MDV130179
Name:Settlement on the north side of Druxton, St Giles on the Heath

Summary

Curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches, visible on lidar data captured between 2013 and 2016, may have been associated with medieval settlement at Druxton. Possible house plots, field boundaries and trackways may once have been present north of the current settlement.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 349 890
Map Sheet:SX38NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSt. Giles on the Heath
DistrictTorridge

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
  • HOUSE PLATFORM? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
  • TRACKWAY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The plot of land immediately north of Druxton is numbered 1159.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 24-NOV-2016 to 25-NOV-2016 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches 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.

Curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches are visible.

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.

Interconnected curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches are visible on lidar data captured between 2013 and 2016 in the plot of land north of Druxton. A possible trackway is visible as a conjoined curvilinear ditch up to approximately 7 metres wide, bordered by narrower banks that are likely to be former field boundaries. Additional banks are visible and parallel curvilinear banks may have an origin as medieval strip fields. A curvilinear ditch close to the historic settlement of Druxton seems to enclose smaller areas, perhaps delineating house plots associated with deserted medieval settlement. These features are not depicted on the available historic mapping and are likely to have gone out of use by the late-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV363954Cartographic: 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 to 25-NOV-2016. [Mapped feature: #129037 ]
SDV363955Cartographic: 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.
SDV364011Interpretation: 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.

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:Mar 2 2021 4:06PM