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Summary

Curvilinear banks, ditches and hollows are visible as earthworks to the northeast of Silworthy Cross on images derived from lidar data. They have been interpreted as possible evidence for a deserted settlement associated with the field name 'Scottery Town'.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Plot 851 is named 'Scottery Town'.

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV66 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

An area of regular earthworks perhaps indicative of a deserted farm. Possible curiosity in the tithe field name 'Scottery Town'.

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

Curvilinear banks, ditches and hollows are visible.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project

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