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Summary

A cropmark ditch interpreted as a medieval, or later, trackway is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, at Blakewell Plantations, Chittlehampton.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TRACKWAY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.

Transcriptions of a ditch correspond to the grid reference for PRN167765.

Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167765 (Interpretation). SDV358473.

A linear ditched feature is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (p1) running eastwards from Blakewell Plantations. It is considered likely to be a trackway of medieval or later date. The feature is sited within an area described as medieval enclosures based on strip fields in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF 106G/UK1420 4037-8 15-APR-1946

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme

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