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Summary

Possible field boundaries of probable post-medieval origin are identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019 as subtle earthwork banks on the south-west facing slopes to the west of Gawton Farm, Gulworthy.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundary depicted on the Tithe Map for Gulworthy.

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

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.

Linear banks are identifiable as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019 crossing the contours of the south-west facing slopes to the west of Gawton Farm.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Gulworthy or the Ordnance Survey 25inch First or Second Edition map. However, they are in keeping with the character of the surrounding field pattern and are probably the remains of field boundaries of post-medieval origin, perhaps with medieval antecedents, that were cleared prior to the mid-19th century.
The earthworks include those interpreted by the Understanding Landscapes project as possible strip fields under ID 292.1

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 292.1 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

Pair of parallel field boundaries possible small strip fields not shown on epoch 1 sx453686.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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