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Summary

A pre-enclosure trackway, potentially of medieval to post-medieval date, was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, as an earthwork hollow way or gulley climbing towards the summit of a west-facing slopes of a south-west spur, to the south of Stafford Hill, Broadhembury parish.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric barrow and earthworks and cropmarks of Roman/Post-Roman ironstone extraction pits, south of Turbary Cross

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HOLLOW WAY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• TRACKWAY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The trackway was not depicted on the common land (plot 290).

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

A track or path was depicted across an unenclosed area of common land (plot 290).

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2452-2453 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A footpath or track across common ground was visible as a narrow earthwork hollow.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/453, RAF/541/453 RS 4106-4107 04-MAR-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357845.

A footpath or track across common ground was visible as a narrow earthwork hollow.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1104-ST1105 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A route was visible as an incised earthwork gulley 5 to 25 metres wide. Map object partly based on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1104 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

Elements of the footpath or track were visible as a narrow earthwork hollow on enclosed land.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1105 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A route was visible as an incised earthwork gulley 5 to 25 metres wide. Map object partly based on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

An earthwork hollow way or gulley was visible for approximately 1200 metres climbing towards the summit of a west-facing slopes of a south-west spur, to the south of Stafford Hill, Broadhembury parish, on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. Approximately 380 metres of the earthwork on the steeper slopes of the scarp, the most deeply incised earthwork visible on the lidar derived images, corresponds closely with a trackway or footpath depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map crossing an area of rough ground. The track is not depicted on the Tithe Map for Broadhembury, but the unenclosed land it crosses is listed as common land, (plot 290). A less pronounced shallow linear gulley can be seen continuing north-east beyond the road as a slightly braided earthwork onto the ridge top, in land enclosed in the post-medieval period. The earthworks are interpreted as a trackway of pre-enclosure date, possibly medieval to post-medieval in date, partly almost levelled by the action of the plough following the enclosure of the ridge-top land in the post-medieval period.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2452-2453 11-APR-1947.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1104 22-MAY-2010.
SDV357845	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/453. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/453 RS 4106-4107 04-MAR-1950.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1104-ST1105 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1105 Bluesky International DTM 05-MAY-2016 & 27-JUN-2016.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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