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Summary

A possible pre-enclosure trackway, potentially of medieval to post-medieval date, is visible as a series of cropmark channels on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and as earthwork channels on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the northeast of Woodlands Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• 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 crosses unenclosed land of possible common.

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

The track appears to predate the field boundaries here based on post-medieval enclosures.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4293-4294 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The possible trackway is visible as a series of cropmarks.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1007 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The possible trackway is visible as a series of earthwork channels.

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

A possible pre-enclosure trackway, potentially of medieval to post-medieval date, is visible as a series of cropmark channels on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and as earthwork channels on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the northeast of Woodlands Farm. The short section of former trackway measures approximately 230m in length, is northeast to southwest aligned and comprises a series of hollows, up to 7m in width. The trackway crosses unenclosed land of probable common land as shown on the Parish Tithe map (plot 373). By the time of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, however, this area of common land has been enclosed, suggesting the trackway likely pre-dates the latter 19th century.

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 RS 4293-4294 11-APR-1947.
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 ST1007 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016. [Mapped feature: #77200 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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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