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Summary

A series of parallel curvilinear banks are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 surrounding Short Burn Farm. They are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval origin, 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 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.

Several 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.

A series of parallel curvilinear banks between circa 6 and 12 metres in width are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. They are situated across several south-west facing fields surrounding Short Burn Farm and orientated north to south and north-east to south-west.
The banks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps, however many of the banks are parallel to depicted field boundaries. The historic landscape is characterised as ‘medieval enclosures based on strip fields’ and ‘post-medieval enclosures with medieval elements’.
The banks are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval origin, that formed a strip field system and that passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 405.12 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

The earthworks have been interpreted as a strip field system.

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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