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| HER Number: | MDV135627 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries, Afton Tor, Berry Pomeroy |
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Summary
Curvilinear banks visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data are probably the remains of field boundaries of medieval origin on the south-east slopes of Afton Tor, Bery Pomeroy.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 842 629 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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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
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
- STRIP FIELD (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The visible earthwork banks do not correspond to any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Berry Pomeroy.
Turner, S.C., 2005 - 2006, Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping (Cartographic). SDV349122.
This area has been characterised as medieval enclosure based on strip fields.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., 2025, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations (Interpretation). SDV366411.
Curvilinear banks are visible on images derived from lidar data, as earthworks on the south-east slopes of Afton Tor, Bery Pomeroy. The banks are approximately 4m wide and up to 200m long, aligned roughly north-west to south-east. They do not correspond to any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Berry Pomeroy but do respect the surrounding extant field pattern, which has been characterised as derived from strip fields of medieval date. AS such, they are interpreted as the remains of field boundaries of medieval origin that had been removed prior to the mid-19th century.
Horner, B., 2025, Lidar interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366415.
Traces of field systems on Afton Tor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349122 | Cartographic: Turner, S.C.. 2005 - 2006. Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping. 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: #143787 ] |
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| SDV366411 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C.. 2025. Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations. Not Applicable. |
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| SDV366415 | Personal Comment: Horner, B.. 2025. Lidar interpretation. Not Applicable. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 28 2025 1:34PM |
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