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HER Number:MDV80960
Name:Strip Field System, Ackworthy

Summary

Remnants of a strip field system, Ackworthy. A possible abandoned oval enclosure within. Visible on Ordnance Suvey 1880s-90 First Edition 25 inch map.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 243 230
Map Sheet:SS22SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • STRIP FIELD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Strip field system 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, 75,75 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV347809.

In Devon Celtic place-names are few and of the common Cornish place-name element 'tre(f)' there are only three definite examples, two on the edges of Dartmoor and one in Hartland area. At Ackworthy the field-patterns are (on the late 19th century map) suggestive of former strip-field systems which are focused on a combe-head oval enclosure which is otherwise abandoned and which they must post-date. A possible abandoned oval enclosure within. Map object based on this Source.


Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Removal of many of the field boundaries have taken place. Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV347809Post-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. 75,75.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 8 2011 2:23PM