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HER Number:MDV8169
Name:Town wall, High Street, Totnes

Summary

Town wall site on the south side of an alley aligned southeast-northwest, joining the High Street.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 799 604
Map Sheet:SX76SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTotnes
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishTOTNES

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SE/34

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOWN WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV350382.

Town wall site. Visit on 16/08/1951 records that the town wall is reputed to have run alongside this alley's south side but how it joined the castle wall is not known. Map object based on this source.


Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

Map object based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV348725Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV350382Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card.

Associated Monuments

MDV9101Related to: Town Wall at the North Gate, Castle Street, Totnes (Monument)
MDV9103Related to: Town Wall, Guildhall Yard, Totnes (Monument)
MDV9102Related to: Town Wall, South Street, Totnes (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 23 2018 1:16PM