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HER Number: | MDV80699 |
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Name: | Curvilinear Enclosure, Shutta |
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Summary
Curvilinear enclosure, Shutta. Visible on Ordnance Survey 1890s-90s First Edition 25 inch map.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 431 233 |
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Map Sheet: | SS42SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Littleham |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LITTLEHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Curvilinear enclosure visible.
Green, T., 2000, Early Enclosures in a Landscape of Dispersed Settlement: An Examination of Patterns Detected in the Field Boundaries of North Devon and West Somerset, 3, 39, 40 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV347809.
A close examination of the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and the 1840s tithe maps of part of the south-western region of England reveals, within the field-patterns, curving boundaries which appear to form enclosures. These 'curvilinear enclosures' become nuclei in the development of local field-patterns, hence they may be thought to pre-date that which surrounds them. Settlement closely associated with these enclosures may therefore also be suspected to have an early origin.
Shutta enclosure shows a good example of the internal axial track present on many other enclosures. These tracks were used to move cattle from one location to another. Map object based on this Source.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Curvilinear enclosure visible. Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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SDV347809 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Green, T.. 2000. Early Enclosures in a Landscape of Dispersed Settlement: An Examination of Patterns Detected in the Field Boundaries of North Devon and West Somerset. University of Exeter. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3, 39, 40. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Sep 2 2011 1:47PM |
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