More information : At SS 62314480 the remains of a rectangular field system are recorded from AP's by source 1. These features are not visible on the ground, although a lynchet scarp (see below) may be the last surviving earthwork remnant of the system. The field in which the NGR falls is improved pasture and is generally SW facing, although its souuthern side falls quite steeply southwards towards a stream. On the crest of this valley slope the natural rock is close to the surface and outcrops in places. It is possible that this natural outcropping has been utilised for field clearance of surface stone.
The pronounced SW facing lynchet, 0.5m high, runs NNW to SSE across the field. The feature is shown as an existing field boundary in 1890 (source 2). To the NE are the possible last vestiges of another lynchet scarp 0.3m high. (1-3)
The remains of a rectangular field system are visible on air photos as earthworks to the north of Long Lane Cottage, Combe Martin. Centred at approximately SS 6230 4487, the boundary runs approximately south-east to north for 165 metres. The field boundary is slightly curved, resembling the strip field boundaries seen at Parracombe and Martinhoe to the north-east, and is depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. Field investigation revealed a lynchet and natural outcropping near Higher Coulsworthy; however, the lynchet was not visible on aerial photographs. The features are likely to date to the medieval or post medieval period (4-5). |