Monument record MDO45340 - Post Medieval tree enclosure ring, Long Crichel

A Post Medieval tree enclosure ring is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 but has subsequently been levelled and is then visible as cropmarks. The site comprises an oval enclosure plus an amorphous area of spoil to the north-east. The oval is orientated south-west / north-east and measures 40m long by 26m wide. It is defined by a narrow bank and an external narrow ditch. The oval contains three small mounds. These and the amorphous spoil heap to the north-east could be the result of clearing the enclosure of its trees, which are shown within the oval on the 1887 Ordnance Survey map. A similar tree enclosure ring is situated circa 600m to the east but is still extant.

A Post Medieval tree enclosure ring is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 but has subsequently been levelled and is then visible as cropmarks. The site comprises an oval enclosure which is centred at ST 9556 1012 plus an amorphous area of spoil to the north-east. The oval is orientated south-west / north-east and measures 40m long by 26m wide. It is defined by a narrow bank and an external narrow ditch.

The oval contains three small mounds. These and the amorphous spoil heap to the north-east could be the result of clearing the enclosure of its trees, which are shown within the oval on the 1887 Ordnance Survey map. A similar tree enclosure ring is situated circa 600m to the east but is still extant. <1-2>

<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 2149-2150 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18433.

<2> Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, 01-DEC-1965, CUCAP AMO8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19276.

<3> Bishop, Sharon, 2009, Tarrant Launceston 15 & Environs. Aerial Photograph Survey & Analysis, Object Number: MD002384 (Unpublished document). SDO12459.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1481394 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Jan 26 2023 9:05AM