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Summary

Curvilinear and linear earthworks of banks and ditches, interpreted as relict field boundaries of a field system of potential medieval origin, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2016. The field boundaries had been removed by the late-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

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

The earthworks do not correspond with any linear or curvilinear features in this location.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 15-FEB-2016 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Curvilinear and linear earthworks of 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 and linear earthworks of banks and ditches are visible.

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.

Earthworks of curvilinear and linear banks and ditches, between 2-12 metres wide and broadly orientated north to south and east to west, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2016.
The visible banks and ditches, which typically flank one another, occupy an area of circa 12.5 hectares of moderate north-east, east and south-east facing slope. Towards their southern extent and to the immediate west of Crowndale Farm, the earthworks define several rectilinear land parcels up to 0.85 metres in length.
The earthworks do not correspond with any linear or curvilinear features depicted in this location on the late 19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map, or on later available historic maps but are in keeping with the surrounding historic field pattern, which is characterised as post-medieval enclosures with medieval elements. The earthworks have been truncated by the Tavistock to Bere Alston railway (MDV72928) and so clearly predate its construction in the late 19th century.
They are interpreted as relict field boundaries of a field system of potential medieval origin, the field boundaries having been removed by the late 19th century.
The earthworks correspond with the records of three field boundaries that have been recorded in this location by the Understanding Landscapes Project, including 339.1, 339.2 and 339.3. They are interpreted as being part of the same field system and so have been incorporated into this single record.
This field system may be associated with field boundaries visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and recorded during the Tamar Valley NMP project. One of the field boundaries from this survey at SX47037318 closely corresponds with a field boundary from this survey and may form part of the same feature.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 339.1-3 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

339.1
A field boundary crosses this field and terminates in the field on the other side of the disused railway line. It passes through an already identified boundary MDV114335 and was clearly in place before the railway was built. SX 46835 73123 to SX 47389 73300.
339.2
Field boundary joins the one identified in 339.1 not shown on epoch 1. SX 47224 73299.
339.3
Field boundary not shown on epoch 1. SX 47310 72979.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

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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