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HER Number:MDV135076
Name:Formal garden at Woolleigh Barton, Beaford

Summary

Landscaping in the form of terracing is visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data, at Woolleigh Barton, Beaford parish. The earthworks possibly represent former formal gardens associated with the manor at Woolleigh.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 531 169
Map Sheet:SS51NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBeaford
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBEAFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FORMAL GARDEN (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV92 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

Regular terracing to the east, north and northwest of Woolleigh Barton may represent former extent of ornamental gardens?

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

Linear terraces are visible as eathworks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV365999Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV92. [Mapped feature: #142882 ]
SDV366001Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV283Related to: Beaford, Woolleigh Barton (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:Aug 16 2024 1:19PM