MMO3034 - Medieval or post-medieval field boundaries northeast of Lanacre (Monument)

Summary

Low or levelled curved earthwork banks are probably the remains of field boundaries of medieval or post-medieval date.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Low or levelled curved earthwork banks are probably the remains of field boundaries of probable post-medieval date. Centred on circa SS 82393644, the curved boundaries are characteristic of fields with boundaries based upon strip-fields of medieval origin. These earlier boundaries might have been fossilised by the enclosure of several bundles of strip fields by a single holding. Successive phases of post-medieval enclosure often removed further boundaries to create larger fields, resulting in the field pattern visible today. [1-4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR RAF CPE/UK/1980 (F20) 3319-20 (11 April 1947).
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR MAL 68041 006-7 (9 June 1968).
  • <3> Monograph: Turner, S.. 2007. Ancient Country: The Historic Character of Rural Devon. Devon Archaeological Society. p 27-79.
  • <4>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 83 NW. MD002191. [Mapped feature: #32735 ]
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1488495, Extant 27 August 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 NW133
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1488495

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 8243 3636 (160m by 232m) Aerial Survey
Map sheet SS83NW
Civil Parish WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Feb 23 2022 9:06AM

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