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Summary

Curvilinear banks, interpreted as possible relict field boundaries of potential medieval origin, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2016. The field boundaries had been removed by the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

One of the earthworks to the south-west possibly corresponds with a structure.

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

The structure that is possibly enclosed by one of the banks has been demolished.

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 banks 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 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.

Curvilinear banks, circa 5 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.
One of the earthworks visible as a semi-circular bank to the south-west at SX49427166 possibly corresponds with a structure depicted in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map. The remaining earthworks do not correspond with any other features on this map, or on later available historic maps, but are in keeping with the surrounding historic field pattern, which is characterised largely as medieval enclosures based on strip fields.
The earthworks are therefore interpreted as possible relict field boundaries of potential medieval origin, with the bank to the south-west possibly enclosing a former structure. The field boundaries had been removed by the mid-19th century and the enclosed structure demolished by the late-19th century.

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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