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| HER Number: | MDV130660 |
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| Name: | Charcoal burning platforms in South Wood, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
A series of oval depressions and adjacent oval mounds are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 in South Wood. The earthworks are interpreted as possible charcoal burning platforms of post-medieval to early 20th century origin. Alternatively, they may be post-medieval to 19th century prospecting pits.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 480 648 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHARCOAL BURNING PLATFORM (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1932 AD (Between))
- PROSPECTING PIT? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 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. The plot is recorded as woodland.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
A series of oval depressions and mounds 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.
A series of 14 oval depressions each between circa 10 and 12 metres across, 13 of which have adjacent oval mounds also between circa 10 and 12 metres across, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. The earthworks are situated on the south facing slopes of South Wood.
The earthworks do not correspond to any features depicted on the available historic maps. The plot is recorded as woodland in the Tithe Apportionment and depicted as woodland on subsequent historic and modern maps.
The earthworks are interpreted as charcoal burning platforms of post-medieval to early 20th century origin. Alternatively, they may be post-medieval prospecting pits and spoil heaps.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV363945 | Interpretation: 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). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363954 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019. [Mapped feature: #130166 ] |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | May 17 2021 10:01AM |
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