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HER Number:MDV52645
Name:Ditch, Trowlesworthy Warren

Summary

Ditch with slight bank, 1m wide, 0.1m high on each side. Flows from leat SX56NW/382 at east end to corn ditch at west end. Measures 25m form west end a channel 15m long, 1m wide branches to north. Measures 110m long, 2m wide, 0.4m deep. Oriented east-west.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 571 646
Map Sheet:SX56SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/488

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DITCH (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Pye, A., 1992, Archaeological Watching Brief on the ECC Lee Moor works leat corridor in the Upper Plym Valley, 8 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV165953.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 37, 102.103 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

(1987 estimate) Ditch with slight bank, 1m wide, 0.1m high on each side. Flows from leat SX56NW/382 at east end to corn ditch at west end. Measures 25m form west end a channel 15m long, 1m wide branches to north. Measures 110m long, 2m wide, 0.4m deep. Oriented east-west.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.

Clearly visible on the lidar data.

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

Depicted on the GIS survey layer.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV143510Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 37, 102.103.
SDV165953Report - Watching Brief: Pye, A.. 1992. Archaeological Watching Brief on the ECC Lee Moor works leat corridor in the Upper Plym Valley. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 92.60. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 8.
SDV350782Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown.
SDV360209Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #124991 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV52646Related to: Ditch, Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument)
MDV14369Related to: Medieval field system at Trowelsworthy Warren Farm, Shaugh Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
  • EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

Date Last Edited:Mar 31 2020 9:44AM