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HER Number:MDV80962
Name:Curvilinear Enclosure, Baxworthy

Summary

Curvilinear enclosure visible on 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey map, which is thought to enclose an early medieval field system.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 277 221
Map Sheet:SS22SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Post Roman to Saxon - 410 AD (Between) to 1065 AD (Between))
  • ENCLOSED FIELD SYSTEM (Post Roman to XI - 410 AD (Between) to 1100 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Relict oval 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, 75, 76 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV347809.

Relict oval.

Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap, 75, 76 (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Small parts of the boundary of the relict oval are present.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #107757 Also based on SDV346129., ]
SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). 75, 76.
SDV347809Post-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. 75, 76.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 13 2026 4:22PM