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Summary

Banks, ditches and terraced areas visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data on the west bank of the River Okement have been interpreted as evidence of former field boundaries and trackways, possibly of medieval to post-medieval date. The relict earthworks may also comprise drainage or irrigation ditches.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
• TRACKWAY? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
• WATER MEADOW? (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, ULDEV258 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

Low lying earthworks that gradually slope up from the river with evidence of disturbance visible. They possibly represent historic agricultural enclosures.

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

Banks, ditches and terraced areas are visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366085.

The earthworks are more extensive than identified by the above authority and may include field boundaries, trackways and possibly drainage or irrigation ditches.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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