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Summary

Curvilinear banks and ditches are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019 north-east of Buckland Monachorum. They are interpreted as medieval to post-medieval field boundaries associated with a former settlement, that passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

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 banks and ditch do not correspond with any depicted features, however they are closely situated to a depicted settlement and align with adjacent field boundaries.

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

Curvilinear banks and a curvilinear ditch 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 banks and a curvilinear ditch are visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

Sections of curvilinear banks and a ditch forming a right-angle are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019. The earthworks are situated in a south-east facing field north-east of Buckland Monachorum.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps, however they align with field boundaries surrounding a property depicted on the Tithe Map (Plot 471). Surrounding plots are recorded as orchards, a meadow and a kitchen garden. The field boundaries appear to have passed out of use by the late-19th century, however a building continues to be depicted in the centre of the field until the mid to late-20th century.
The earthwork banks and ditch are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval to post-medieval origin associated with the adjacent settlement, that passed out of use prior to circa 1840. It is possible the earthworks are evidence of a shrunken settlement that was later abandoned entirely.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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