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HER Number:MDV129336
Name:Palaeochannel west of Leigh Barton, Milton Abbot

Summary

Two curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2005. They broadly follow the contour, on low lying ground adjacent to the River Tamar, and are tentatively interpreted as palaeochannels.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 387 770
Map Sheet:SX37NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMilton Abbot
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMILTON ABBOT

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PALAEOCHANNEL? (Unknown date)

Full description

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Two curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

Two curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2005. They broadly follow the contour, on low lying ground adjacent to the River Tamar, and are tentatively interpreted as palaeochannels, though it is possible that they are the remains of former field boundaries.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV363945Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
SDV363954Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005. [Mapped feature: #127595 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

Date Last Edited:Nov 24 2020 12:57PM