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Summary

A short section of curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It is interpreted as a section of medieval to 19th century trackway or road, that passed out of use by the end of the 19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

The ditch corresponds with a depicted trackway.

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

By the end of the 19th century the trackway had been diverted to the east.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY2197 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A short section of curvilinear ditch is visible.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

A section of curvilinear ditch circa 60m long and between 5m and 12m in width is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The ditch corresponds to a trackway depicted on the Tithe Map. The track is depicted as having been diverted to the east on the First Edition OS map. The ditch is interpreted as a section of medieval to 19th century trackway or road, that passed out of use by the end of the 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

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