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| HER Number: | MDV135205 |
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| Name: | Shrunken settlement northeast of West Bowerland Farm, Sourton |
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Summary
Curvilinear and linear banks, ditches and possible platforms or terraces are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data to the northwest of the access road to West Bowerland Farm, Sourton. The earthworks have been interpreted as evidence of a formerly more extensive settlement of possible medieval origin and might comprise field boundaries, garden plots and building platforms.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 541 930 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHRUNKEN VILLAGE? (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV264 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Possible shrunken settlement with evidence of lost buildings on north side of the road access to West Bowerland farm.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Curvilinear and linear banks, ditches and possible platforms or terraces are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366085.
The earthworks might comprise field boundaries, garden plots and building platforms.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV264. [Mapped feature: #143052 ] |
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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: | Aug 30 2024 12:12PM |
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