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| HER Number: | MDV134575 |
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| Name: | Enclosure, Lower Sturtlebury Wood, Churchstow |
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Summary
Possible trapezoidal enclosure visible on LiDAR at Lower Sturtlebury Wood.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 719 469 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Churchstow |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHURCHSTOW |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST ALVINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRAPEZOIDAL ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The West Alvington tithe apportionment records Plot 155 as Startaberry Brake, Plot 155 as Stantaberry Field, Plot 154 as Waste in Stantaberry Brake. Fields with the 'Berry' element within the name may refer to earthworks nearby.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362956.
The LiDAR appears to show single or double ditch and bank within the woodland, with the north-west corner fossilised in the present field boundary. Boundaries on the West Alvington Tithe Map, coinciding with the LiDAR data, may record the east, west, north sides of the enclosure.
Horner, B., 2023, Trapezoidal Enclosure, Lower Sturtlebury Wood, Churchstow (Interpretation). SDV365790.
Possible trapezoidal enclosure visible on LiDAR at Lower Sturtlebury Wood, Churchstow. The LiDAR appears to show single or double ditch and bank within the woodland, with the north-west corner fossilised in the present field boundary. Boundaries on the West Alvington Tithe Map, coinciding with the LiDAR data, may record the east, west, north sides of the enclosure. The earthworks could be the layout of field boundaries relative to historic lanes, but ‘Sturtlebury’ is recorded on the modern mapping, and the Tithe Apportionment records ‘Startaberry Brake’ and ‘Stantaberry Field’.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV362956 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141716 ] |
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| SDV365790 | Interpretation: Horner, B.. 2023. Trapezoidal Enclosure, Lower Sturtlebury Wood, Churchstow. email. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 27 2023 12:53PM |
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