Linear boundary, Boscubben Hill

Forming the southern edge of Boscubben is this 245 m long, straight boundary. It fossilises the terminal boundary of the possible Bronze Age (?) co-axial field system.
The boundary varies considerably in form as it climbs the gentle western slope of Boscubben Hill towards Boscubben Carn. Starting at the West it begins as a Cornish hedge 85 m long, 0.8 m to 1.3 m high on the northern side, 1.0 to 1.4 m high on the external southern side. Its width varies from 1.4 to 1.5 m. An external (southern) ditch is 1.0 m wide, 0.2 m deep.
A bank 0.9 to 1.4 m wide, 0.3 to 0.9 m high, and 80 m long, is succeeded by another Cornish hedge, 1.1 m wide, 0.7 to 1.1 m high, with an external (southern) ditch, 1.0 m wide, 0.3 m deep. After 53 m the boundary becomes a stone and earth bank with a dry stone wall built on top.
There are two gaps in the boundary, the western is 4.0 m wide and has a modern wooden gate, with a land-rover track passing through. The other is a 2.0 m wide break, now fenced across by Mr Symons.
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Post Medieval Medieval

Metadata

ARIADNE ID
11423125
Original ID
1727355
Language
English
Resource type
Sites and monuments databases or inventories
Subject
boundary walls
boundaries
boundary walls
boundaries
boundaries
Original Subject
  • BOUNDARY WALL
  • BOUNDARY
  • BOUNDARY WALL
  • BOUNDARY
  • FIELD BOUNDARY
Dating
  • 1540 – 1900
  • 1066 – 1539
  • -2350 – -701
  • 1540 – 1900 , Post Medieval
  • 1066 – 1539 , Medieval
Place
  • England [-5.537997, 50.19246]
Type
Dataset
Publisher
  • Archaeology Data Service [Organization]
Issued
Modified

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  • National Trust [Organization]
Getty AAT Subjects
  • freestanding walls en
  • muros limítrofes es
  • biān jiè qiáng zh-latn-pinyin-x-hanyu
  • boundary walls en-us
  • pien chieh ch'iang zh-latn-wadegile
  • grensmuren nl
  • 邊界牆 zh-hant
  • bian jie qiang zh-latn-pinyin-x-notone
  • 界牆 zh-hant
  • muro limítrofe es
  • walls, boundary en-us
  • grensmuur nl
  • bounding walls en-us
  • boundary wall en-us
  • boundary-walls en-gb
  • property-related concepts en
  • chieh hsien zh-latn-wadegile
  • jiè xiàn zh-latn-pinyin-x-hanyu
  • boundaries en
  • grenzen nl
  • jie xian zh-latn-pinyin-x-notone
  • límites es
  • 界限 zh-hant
  • límite es
  • boundary en
Identifier
http://registry.ariadne-infrastructure.eu/dataset/11423125
Package ID
3024
Provider ID
1104

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