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| HER Number: | MDV135628 |
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| Name: | Curvilinear enclosure, Afton Tor, Berry Pomeroy |
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Summary
Curvilinear banks visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data, are evidence of a possible enclosure potentially of prehistoric or medieval origin, at the summit of Afton Tor, Bery Pomeroy.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 838 632 |
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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
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 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 visible banks do not correspond to any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Berry Pomeroy.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Two roughly parallel curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., 2025, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations (Interpretation). SDV366411.
Two roughly parallel curvilinear banks approximately 8m to 10m wide are visible on images derived from lidar data as earthworks defining the eastern side of a possible curvilinear enclosure at the summit of Afton Tor, Berry Pomeroy. No earthworks can be seen on the north and west sides, under Afton Tor Wood, and Afton Tor quarry has destroyed any remains on the south side. The earthwork is probably of later prehistoric origin. Alternatively, the banks may be evidence of field boundary banks of medieval date. They do not correspond to any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Berry Pomeroy, As such any historic boundaries had been removed prior to the mid-19th century.
Horner, B., 2025, Lidar interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366415.
Traces of enclosures on Afton Tor.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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: #143788 ] |
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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 1:55PM |
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