Monument record MDO45299 - Field system, Tarrant Hinton

A later Prehistoric and / or Roman field system, of the form often referred to as a "Celtic" field system, is visible as soilmarks on aerial photographs. The site comprises assorted linear banks and ditches that form a pattern of conjoined but incomplete rectangular enclosures, which are probably fields. The field system extends over an area that measures a maximum of 820m east to west by 480m wide, although they continue to the south-west, beyond the project area. The banks and ditches appear to define long rectangular fields measuring between 40m and 60m wide. The fields share the WNW / ESE orientation of similar "Celtic" field systems identified in the area which suggests they may once have joined together into a single field system.

A Later Prehistoric and / or Roman field system, of the form often referred to as a "Celtic" field system, is visible as soilmarks on aerial photographs. The site is centred at ST 9321 1070 and comprises assorted linear banks and ditches that form a pattern of conjoined but incomplete rectangular enclosures, which are probably fields. The field system extends over an area that measures a maximum of 820m east to west by 480m wide, although they continue to the south-west, beyond the project area. The banks and ditches appear to define long rectangular fields measuring between 40m and 60m wide.

The fields share the WNW / ESE orientation of similar "Celtic" field systems identified in the area which suggests they may once have joined together into a single field system (eg ST 90 NW 159 / UID: 1481007). <1-3>

<1> Ordnance Survey, 30-JUL-1969, NMR OS/69378 144 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18458.

<2> 19-OCT-1972, Dorset HER JAS/188 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19209.

<3> National Monuments Record, 24-APR-1988, NMR OS/88055 270-271 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19210.

<4> Bishop, Sharon, 2009, Tarrant Launceston 15 & Environs. Aerial Photograph Survey & Analysis, Object Number: MD002384 (Unpublished document). SDO12459.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1481255 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Jan 23 2023 2:16PM