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Summary

Earthworks of ditches and banks interpreted as a possible former medieval or post-medieval trackway are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, to the northwest of Chipley Farm, Bickington.

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 earthworks partly correspond with field boundaries in this location.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8072 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Curvilinear banks and a ditch are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Ditches, circa 10m wide, which are flanked by banks, between 4m to 10m wide, are visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, to the northwest of Chipley Farm, Bickington. The earthworks possibly form part of a single curvilinear shaped feature, circa 200m in length, which closely follows the contours of the northeast and east facing slope. The earthworks partly correspond with field boundaries shown in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map and is characterised as an area of medieval enclosures based on strip fields. Given their substantial nature, the earthworks are interpreted as the remains of a possible medieval or post-medieval trackway, connecting the roads to both the north and south, and which had been partly formalised into a field boundary by the 19th century. Additional earthwork banks visible to the south are of less certain origin, although may represent associated features.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8072 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #113867 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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