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Summary

A possible former track or road of probable post medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a shallow earthwork ditch or gulley crossing land formerly part of the grounds Pilton House. By 1965 the earthwork has been levelled or obscured by the construction of the Pilton Lawn Housing estate,

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TRACKWAY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1890 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The possible former route is not depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4211-12 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.

A shallow earthwork ditch or gulley is visible, between North Road and the River Yeo.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1965, MAL/65062, NMR MAL/65062 01-JUL-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350191.

The earthwork has been levelled or obscured by housing development.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A possible former track or road of probable post medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a shallow earthwork ditch or gulley, centred at circa SS 55983400, on the northern bank of the River Yeo. The earthwork crosses land formerly part of parkland associated with Pilton House, and might have been associated with a structure, of unknown function, marked on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map close to the eastern end of the possible trackway. However, the possible route is not depicted on the Ordnance Survey map and had probably passed out of use by the time of its publication. By 1946 Pilton House grounds have been bisected by North Road, and the earthwork is located to the south of the road. By 1965 the earthwork has been levelled or obscured by the construction of the Pilton Lawn Housing estate and is no longer visible.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
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SDV349996	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4211-12 11-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #62464 ]
SDV350191	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1965. MAL/65062. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR MAL/65062 01-JUL-1965.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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