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Summary

A curvilinear ditch, interpreted as a 19th century tree enclosure ring within Lifton Park, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TREE ENCLOSURE RING (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The earthwork does not correspond with any features in this location. Four sub-circular enclosures (1428,1429, 1430 and 1431) all recorded as ‘Clump’ are depicted in proximity to the north.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A single tree is depicted in this location.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Tree ring to south east of Lifton Park Farm shown on 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. Not shown on 1880s-1890s map.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 24-NOV-2016 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A narrow curvilinear ditch 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 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project) (Interpretation). SDV364011.

A narrow curvilinear ditch, circa 1.5 metres wide, that forms an almost complete circular enclosure, circa 25 metres diameter, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
The earthwork does not correspond with any features in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, although four circular enclosures (land parcels 1428,1429, 1430 and 1431) all recorded as ‘Clump’ are depicted in proximity to the north. A single tree and a circular enclosure are, however, depicted in this exact location on the late 19th century and early 20th century First and Second Edition Ordnance Survey maps, respectively.
This supports the interpretation that the earthwork is a 19th century tree enclosure ring associated with Lifton Park (MDV64758).
The earthwork is not visible on other available aerial imagery owing to tree cover.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 472.05 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

A tree ring enclosure. Google Earth shows trees still growing over the site. Visible on both Lidar and SX-LRM3 data. Part of a possible group of five similar features.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8356 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund) (Ref: ACD2424)

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