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| HER Number: | MDV130428 |
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| Name: | Possible field boundary off Whitchurch Road, Tavistock |
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Summary
A curvilinear bank, interpreted as a possible relict field boundary of potential medieval date, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2016. It had been removed by the mid-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 487 727 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthwork does not correspond with any curvilinear features in this location.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 15-FEB-2016 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
A curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork.
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.
A curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., 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 curvilinear bank, circa 4 metres wide and north-west to south-east aligned, is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2016, parallel to the south-west facing slope off Whitchurch Road, Tavistock.
The earthwork does not correspond with any curvilinear features shown in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps, but is in keeping with the surrounding historic field pattern, which is characterised as medieval enclosures based on strip fields.
The earthwork is interpreted as a possible relict field boundary of potential medieval date that had been removed by the mid-19th century, although it could also be associated with a post-medieval or 19th century catch meadow irrigation system (MDV130427) that has been recorded to the immediate south-west.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV363945 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., 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). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363954 | Cartographic: 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 15-FEB-2016. [Mapped feature: #129663 ] |
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| SDV363955 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Digital. LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV130427 | Related to: Possible catch meadow off Whitchurch Road, Tavistock (Monument) |
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)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 30 2021 11:18AM |
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