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| HER Number: | MDV135136 |
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| Name: | Deserted settlement east of Beara Down, Bridestowe |
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Summary
Earthworks potentially representative of a former settlement named Heath, probably of medieval or post-medieval origin, are visible on lidar-derived images as banks, ditches and possible enclosures, east of Beara Down, Bridestowe parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 513 874 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bridestowe |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE |
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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
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The visible earthworks correspond with a settlement or farmstead annotated as Heath.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Heath is no longer depicted as a settlement or farmstead.
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV133 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Farm/holding called 'Heath' on Tithe map not in existence by time of OS first ed. Earthwork remnants showing on LiDAR of this deserted settlement.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Linear banks, ditches and possible enclosures are visible as earthworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV133. [Mapped feature: #142965 ] |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 29 2024 5:27PM |
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