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HER Number:MDV135025
Name:Shrunken settlement west of Bury Farm, Petrockstow

Summary

Earthworks associated with a possible shrunken settlement are visible as banks, hollows and possible building platforms on lidar derived images, west of Bury Farm, Petrockstow parish.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 506 102
Map Sheet:SS51SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishPetrockstow
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishPETROCKSTOWE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (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.

Several plots are listed as 'homestead and waste', probably related to the settlement at Bury.

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV75 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

Deserted farmstead or settlement, linked with 'Homestead' shown on the parish tithe map.

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

Banks, hollows and possible building platforms are visible as earthworks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV365999Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV75. [Mapped feature: #142801 ]
SDV366001Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:May 14 2025 12:57PM