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Summary

Several curvilinear banks stretching circa 900 metres across fields north of Coombe Farm are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. They are interpreted as possible trackways, or alternatively may be of natural origin.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NATURAL FEATURE? (Unknown date)
• 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, however they are parallel to adjacent 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., 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.

Several curvilinear banks between 12 and 20 metres in width and stretching in sections circa 900 metres across are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The banks are orientated approximately north-east to south-west across west facing fields north of Coombe Farm.
The banks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. Some of the banks are in parallel with each other and parallel to adjacent depicted field boundaries. The historic landscape is characterised as ‘post-medieval enclosures with medieval elements’.
One of the banks appear to lead towards a medieval field system to the south-west (MDV130531), while one of the banks appears to cut into a medieval field system to the west (MDV130528).
The banks are interpreted as forming possible trackways of medieval to post-medieval origin that may have led to the field systems or may post-date them. Alternatively, they may be of natural origin.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 404.12 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

The banks have been interpreted as boundaries or as a natural ridge.

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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