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Summary

19th century field system in the cliffs to the north of Littlecombe Shoot.
Small rectangular "plots in the cliff" were in arable cultivation in circa 1840.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Cliff plats, small 19th century cultivation plots and buildings on cliff terraces to east of Branscombe

Other References/Statuses

• National Trust SMR: 100053
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY18NE/11

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV116935.

Des=ta nos 492,495-499.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV116936.

Des=national trust guide leaflet to branscombe/(1983)/in branscombe pf.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV116937.

Des=ntas/branscombe and salcombe regis/(1984)9/in smr.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV116938.

Aph=dap/he 13/(19/12/1986).

TA, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1487.

Fields below cliffs at littlecombe shoot. Small rectangular "plots in the cliff" were in arable cultivation in c 1840 (ta).

National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV52.

Rate of landslip is high and consequently the fields may well be in the process of being buried (ntas).

National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV5615.

These fields produced famously early potatoes in their sheltered situation. They were manured by seaweed, carried up by donkey. This cultivation only ceased in 1960's (national trust).

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 125 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Fields below cliffs at Littlecombe Shoot were in arable cultivation in circa 1840. The fields produced early potatoes and were manured with seaweed carried up by a donkey. Cultivation ceased in the 1960s. Small fields and remnants of boundaries depicted on the modern map in this area and to east may represent this practice.

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV116935	Migrated Record:
SDV116936	Migrated Record:
SDV116937	Migrated Record:
SDV116938	Aerial Photograph:
SDV1487	Migrated Record: TA.
SDV351568	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 125.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV52	Migrated Record: National Trust.
SDV5615	Migrated Record: National Trust.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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