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Summary

Curvilinear banks and a curvilinear ditch are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 south of Short Burn Farm. They are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval to post-medieval origin, in part forming a square enclosure, that passed out of use by the mid-19th century. Alternatively, the longest section may have been a trackway.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• TRACKWAY? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 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.

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.

An east to west orientated curvilinear bank circa 585 metres in length with banks forming a square enclosure 40 metres across on its northern side is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. A short curvilinear earthwork ditch cuts across the far western end of the bank. The earthworks are situated on the north facing side of a plateau of land south of Short Burn Farm.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. The ditch spans the width of a field depicted on the Tithe Map. The historic landscape is characterised as post-medieval enclosures with medieval elements.
The banks are interpreted as field boundaries that form a small field enclosure of medieval to post-medieval origin. Alternatively, the long section of bank may be interpreted as a trackway of medieval to post-medieval origin. The ditch is interpreted as a field boundary post-dating the bank and that passed out of use prior to 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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