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Summary

A series of curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 across a large area east of Foghanger. The banks are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval origin, that formed part of a strip field system, and that passed out of use in the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

The earthworks do not correspond with any depicted features.

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 series of curvilinear banks and platforms are visible as earthworks.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 01-JAN-2005 ACCESSED 26-MAR-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

Some of the earthwork banks are faintly visible on aerial photographs dating to 2005. The earthwork ditches are visible on aerial photographs dating from 2001 onwards.

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.

A series of approximately north-south orientated curvilinear banks circa 8 metres in width are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. Additionally, two closely positioned narrow parallel ditches orientated east-west are visible. The earthworks are situated across several south facing fields east of Foghanger.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps, however the banks are parallel with some surrounding depicted field boundaries. The ditches align with a field boundary to the immediate west.
The earthwork banks are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval origin that formed part of a strip field system, and that passed out of use prior to circa 1840. The earthwork ditches are interpreted as a field boundary of medieval to post-medieval origin that passed out of use prior to circa 1840.

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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