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HER Number:MDV27498
Name:Track within settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh

Summary

Track of 5-6 metres wide which runs north-west for over 100 metres through the field system and large settlement on Throwleigh Common. The eastern section curves to the north-east through several fields within the settlement

Location

Grid Reference:SX 655 907
Map Sheet:SX69SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishThrowleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTHROWLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/153

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRACKWAY (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Track visible on aerial photographs.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 196-198, Map 39, Figure 39.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Passageway of 5-6 metres wide runs north-east from the western boundary of the field system surrounding the Throwleigh Common settlement. In the centre of the settlement the track curves through the fields to the north-east and ends near the north side of the settlement.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Track shown on survey.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1018916 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 196-198, Map 39, Figure 39.1.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140973 ]
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1018916.

Associated Monuments

MDV6972Related to: Hut Circle '4' in settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV7017Related to: Hut Circle '6' in settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV7014Related to: Hut Circle '7' in settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV59292Related to: Hut Circle '8' in settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV6971Related to: Settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV27495Related to: Throwleigh Common parallel reave system (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7297 - Survey of Throwleigh Common Premier Archaeological Landscape

Date Last Edited:Aug 3 2023 4:43PM