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HER Number:MDV135136
Name:Deserted settlement east of Beara Down, Bridestowe

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
Map Sheet:SX58NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBridestowe
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIDESTOWE

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

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV365999Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV133. [Mapped feature: #142965 ]
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:Aug 29 2024 5:27PM