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| HER Number: | MDV80693 |
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| Name: | Irregular Enclosure, Bulkworthy |
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Summary
Irregular enclosure visible on 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey map, which is thought to enclose an early medieval field system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 815 195 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS81NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Rackenford |
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| Civil Parish | Rose Ash |
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| District | North Devon |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSED FIELD SYSTEM (Post Roman to Saxon - 410 AD (Between) to 1065 AD (Between))
- SUB CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE (Post Roman to Saxon - 410 AD (Between) to 1065 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Irregular enclosure visible.
Green, T., 2000, Early Enclosures in a Landscape of Dispersed Settlement: An Examination of Patterns Detected in the Field Boundaries of North Devon and West Somerset, 3, 33 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV347809.
A close examination of the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and the 1840s tithe maps of part of the south-western region of England reveals, within the field-patterns, curving boundaries which appear to form enclosures. These 'curvilinear enclosures' become nuclei in the development of local field-patterns, hence they may be thought to pre-date that which surrounds them. Settlement closely associated with these enclosures may therefore also be suspected to have an early origin.
The 'irregular' group presents the greatest difficulty, since in many cases what appears to be a continuous boundary, could be a random effect. On the other hand, where the other criteria are met, it is difficult to discount an example entirely. Bulkworthy, with its ragged edges, is possibly enough like a truncated oval to be acceptable. Map object based on this Source.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Irregular enclosure visible.
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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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #107479 ] |
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| SDV347809 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Green, T.. 2000. Early Enclosures in a Landscape of Dispersed Settlement: An Examination of Patterns Detected in the Field Boundaries of North Devon and West Somerset. University of Exeter. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3, 33. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2026 3:18PM |
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