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HER Number:MDV135084
Name:Shrunken settlement at Fiddlecott, Chawleigh

Summary

Earthworks potentially representative of a formerly more extensive settlement are visible on lidar-derived images as banks, hollows and possible building platforms, to the west of Fiddlecott, Chawleigh parish.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 711 111
Map Sheet:SS71SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishChawleigh
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAWLEIGH

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

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV95 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

Earthworks suggestive of settlement shrinkage associated with the medieval Fiddlecote (MDV39037).

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

Linear banks, ditches and possible platforms are visible.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV365999Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV95. [Mapped feature: #142892 ]
SDV366001Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV39037Related to: FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Chawleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:Aug 16 2024 4:14PM