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Summary

A series of curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 within woodland north of Lopwell. The banks are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval to post-medieval origin, that passed out of use prior to 1840.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The banks do not correspond with any depicted features. The plots are recorded as woodland with some garden plots to the east and south-east.

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.

Curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

A series of curvilinear banks mostly orientated north-east to south-west are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. The banks are situated within the steep east sloping Blindwell Wood and Whittacliffe Wood, on the west bank of the River Tavy north of Lopwell.
The banks do not correspond with any features derived from the available historic maps. Most are situated within plots recorded as woodland, with some banks extending into plots to the east and south-east recorded as gardens in the Tithe Apportionment.
The area is shown as being under continuous woodland cover in subsequent historic and modern maps. The historic landscape is characterised as ancient woodland.
Extractive activity is recorded to the north-east, east and south-west (MDV43151; MDV12629; MDV53150 and MDV53151). Further field boundaries are recorded within woodland to the north.
The banks are interpreted as field boundaries of medieval to post-medieval origin, that passed out of use prior to 1840.

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 Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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