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| HER Number: | MDV135183 |
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| Name: | Rectilinear enclosure southwest of Fleet Mill, Berry Pomeroy |
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Summary
A possible rectilinear enclosure of unknown but potentially medieval date is visible on images derived from lidar data as an earthwork platform or terrace defined by a slight bank or scarp approximately 60m long and 50m wide, overlooking Fleet Mill Reach on the River Dart to the south. The enclosure might have suffered erosion to the northwest and southwest.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 822 583 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Berry Pomeroy |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRY POMEROY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1539 AD? (Between))
Full description
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV232 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Possible rectilinear earthwork enclosure on slight promontory immediately above the River Dart. Whilst this might be one component of a lost field pattern that would have to be pre-Tithe. The southern side of the 'enclosure' does have a dead-straight ditch outside the bank, and this would be unusual given that it sits directly adjacent to the river cliff.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A rectilinear earthwork platform or terrace approximately 60m long and 50m wide is visible.
Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366085.
The visible earthworks do not corrrespond to any features depicted on the Tithe Map for Berry Pomeroy, but are keeping with the character of the extant field boundaries to the east, which have been characterised by HLC as possibly of medieval to post-medieval origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV232. [Mapped feature: #143024 ] |
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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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| SDV366085 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C.. 2024. Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation. Not Applicable. |
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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: | Sep 10 2024 5:58PM |
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