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| HER Number: | MDV135275 |
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| Name: | Curvilinear enclosure north-west of Weekhayne Common, Southleigh |
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Summary
Parallel curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data on the north-west facing combe slopes to the north-west of Weekhayne Common, Southleigh. The banks are probably the remains of field boundaries of medieval date, but might represent an enclosure of possible prehistoric origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 214 926 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Southleigh |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTHLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- D SHAPED ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Late Medieval - 700 BC (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthworks correspond in part with boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Southleigh.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The boundaries are no longer depicted.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Parallel curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.
Horner, B., 2024, Lidar interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366090.
Two parallel curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks, defining a possible double bank-defined D-shaped enclosure. The banks may simply be the remains of field boundaries of medieval date, but might represent an earlier enclosure of possible prehistoric origin. The earthworks correspond in part with boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Southleigh, but the boundaries have been completely removed by the later 19th century, with the exception of the north-east side which remains fossilised in the extant field pattern.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143161 ] |
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| SDV366090 | Personal Comment: Horner, B.. 2024. Lidar interpretation. Not Applicable. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 3 2024 1:13PM |
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