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Summary

A curvilinear ditch is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 west of Higher Horslett. It is tentatively interpreted as a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval origin that passed out of use by the mid-19th century. Alternatively, it could be post-medieval drainage.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The ditch does not correspond to any depicted features, however it is parallel to an adjacent depicted field boundary.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The ditch does not correspond to any depicted features. The plot is depicted as rough or unimproved ground.

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 ditch 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 ditch 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 ditch between 2 and 6 metres in width and circa 115 metres in length is visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. It is orientated approximately north-west to south-east in a west facing field west of Higher Horslett and immediately adjacent to the River Deer.
The ditch does not correspond to any features depicted on the available 19th century maps, however it is approximately in parallel with an adjacent depicted field boundary to the south. The plot is recorded as ‘Great Meadow’ in the Tithe Apportionment. The Ordnance Survey 25 inch Second Edition map depicts the land as rough or unimproved ground. The historic landscape is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields.
The ditch is tentatively interpreted as a former field boundary of medieval to post-medieval origin that passed out of use prior to circa 1840. Alternatively, it could relate to post-medieval or 19th century 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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