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HER Number:MDV135149
Name:Shrunken settlement, west of Huntsham Wood, Huntsham

Summary

A terrace or hollow enclosed by a curvilinear bank are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data on the south facing slopes to the west of Huntsham Wood, Huntsham parish. They have been interpreted as evidence of a former structure, potentially a dwelling of medieval to post-medieval date associated with a house depicted on the Tithe map for Huntsham.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 996 184
Map Sheet:SS91NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHuntsham
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHUNTSHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BUILDING PLATFORM? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
  • FIELD BOUNDARY (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.

The visible earthworks correspond in part to boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Huntsham.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The visible earthworks correspond in part to boundaries depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition map.

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

Ground disturbance and earthworks suggestive of enclosures, surrounding site of buildings shown on Tithe map and Ordnance Survey first edition map, but no longer in existence.

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

Banks and hollows 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).
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. [Mapped feature: #142979 ]
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:Sep 10 2024 5:00PM