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| HER Number: | MDV135629 |
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| Name: | Curvilinear enclosure, Afton Tor, Berry Pomeroy |
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Summary
A curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data. The bank is evidence of a possible enclosure potentially of prehistoric or medieval origin, on the south-east facing slopes of Afton Tor, Bery Pomeroy.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 840 631 |
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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.
A curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., 2025, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations (Interpretation). SDV366411.
A curvilinear bank approximately 8m wide is visible on images derived from lidar data as an earthwork on the south-east facing slopes of Afton Tor, Bery Pomeroy. It is interpreted as defining the western side of a possible curvilinear enclosure of later prehistoric origin on the south-east facing slopes of Afton Tor, Berry Pomeroy. The southern side of the possible enclosure may be fossilised within the extant field boundary, with the eastern end lost to possible quarrying activity.
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: #143789 ] |
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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 2:10PM |
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