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HER Number:MDV114375
Name:Cropmark Field boundary or Enclosure, west of Norton

Summary

Cropmark banks of possible levelled field boundaries or an enclosure of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs, to the west of Norton. The cropmarks were recorded as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 461 655
Map Sheet:SX46NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBere Ferrers
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBERE FERRERS

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Field boundaries are depicted here in this location.


Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/ F6158/6399/0062-3 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Cropmarks which have formed over a levelled bank of unknown date and interpreted as a possible field boundary or enclosure are visible on aerial photographs.


Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

Field boundaries are depicted here on the Parish Tithe Map which broadly correspond to the cropmarks, although are linear in form. Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photographs is not known.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346287Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF/ F6158/6399/0062-3. [Mapped feature: #73711 ]
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV359374Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Feb 15 2016 10:53AM