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Summary

Several curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 east of Edgcumbe Cottage. They are interpreted as field boundaries or lynchets 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

• LYNCHET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks partially correspond with depicted field boundaries.

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 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.

Several curvilinear banks circa 4 metres in width are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The banks are orientated east to west down a north facing slope above a small stream east of Edgcumbe Cottage.
The banks partially correspond to field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map. The historic landscape is characterised as medieval enclosures.
The banks are interpreted as field boundaries or lynchets of medieval origin, that passed out of use by the mid-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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