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Summary

A curvilinear bank forming an oval enclosure is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013 north-west of All Saint’s Church. The enclosure is interpreted as a possible prehistoric to medieval settlement or stock enclosure.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Unknown to XVI (Between))

Full description

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

The bank does not correspond with any depicted features.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A curvilinear bank forming an oval enclosure is visible as an earthwork.

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 curvilinear bank forming an oval enclosure is visible as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., 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 curvilinear bank between circa 5 and 10 metres in width and forming an oval enclosure is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013. The bank encloses an area 20 by 25 metres and has an entrance on its south-east side. The enclosure is situated on a gentle south-east facing slope to the north-west of All Saint’s Church.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. They are situated within a plot recorded as ‘Old Green’ in the Tithe Apportionment.
Land surrounding All Saint’s Church is recorded as a deserted medieval settlement (MDV106196; MDV78652). An Iron Age hilltop enclosure is recorded circa 960m to the south-west (MDV2689), with two further possible enclosures to the south-west (MDV130650 and MDV76095).
The enclosure is interpreted as a probable medieval farmstead or stock enclosure associated with the nearby settlement, however it is possible the enclosure has a prehistoric origin.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 403.4 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

The earthwork has been interpreted as a rectangular or square enclosure

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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