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Summary

A linear hollow is visible as dark and pale cropmarks on aerial imagery taken from the 1940’s onwards and as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019. It is interpreted as a medieval or post-medieval hollow way that had passed out of use by the mid-19th century, but which had continued in use as a less formal trackway.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HOLLOW WAY (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 earthwork does not correspond with any features in this location. A trackway or hollow way is shown to its south-west and north-east.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The earthwork corresponds with a dashed-line feature.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

A dark narrow cropmark is visible.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A linear hollow is visible as an earthwork.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

A linear hollow is visible as an earthwork.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2001;19-SEP-2019 ACCESSED 17-MAY-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

Pale and dark linear cropmarks are visible.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

A linear hollow is visible as dark and pale cropmarks on aerial imagery taken from the 1940’s onwards and as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019.
The earthwork measures circa 13.5 metres wide by 315 metres long and is orientated north-east to south-west, crossing the south facing slope of a hillside.
It does not correspond with any features in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, although a possible hollow way or trackway is shown at its south-western extent and circa 215 metres to the north-east. A narrow dashed-line feature is, however, shown in this location on the early-20th century Second Edition Ordnance Survey map.
The earthwork is therefore interpreted as defining part of a more extensive hollow way of medieval or post-medieval date that extended from Bere Ferrers (SX45806342) to north-east of New Barn (SX45296290). The hollow way had evidently largely passed out of use by the mid-19th century but probably continued in use as a less formal trackway, as indicated on the early-20th century Second Edition OS map.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 223.4 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

An earthwork ditch of post-medieval date.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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