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| HER Number: | MDV102150 |
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| Name: | Former road to the south-east of Abbotsham Court, Abbotsham |
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Summary
The remains of a former road of possible medieval origin are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards, as an earthwork holloway to the south-east of Abbotsham Court, Abbotsham.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 415 274 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotsham |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1890 AD)
Full description
George Braund and Henry Hearn, 1840, The Parish of Abbotsham in the county of Devon surveyed for the commutation of Tithe (Cartographic). SDV349348.
A road is marked on the tithe map.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The road is not marked.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/132, NMR RAF/106G/UK/LA132 5054-5055 14-FEB-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349061.
Eathwork banks and ditches are visible.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4027 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349355.
Low eathwork banks and hollows are visible
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
The remains of a former road are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards, as an earthwork holloway or track on a slight hill or rise to the south-east of Abbotsham Court, Abbotsham. The inverted y-shaped earthwork is at least partly probably the same as the road marked in dashed lines on the 1840 tithe map for Abbotsham, connecting the main road to the north with the road south towards Rixlade Farm and Greencliff. The earthworks probably also incorporate an approach road or drive to Abbotsham Court. This short stretch of route, and the remaining road to the south, probably passed out of use with the creation of Abbotsham Court Farm, as depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map of the 1880s-1890s. The earthworks appear somewhat lower but remain visible on aerial photographs of 2007.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/132. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/LA132 5054-5055 14-FEB-1945. [Mapped feature: #61584 ] |
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| SDV349348 | Cartographic: George Braund and Henry Hearn. 1840. The Parish of Abbotsham in the county of Devon surveyed for the commutation of Tithe. Tithe Map. |
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| SDV349355 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4027 04-MAY-2007. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 25 2019 3:42PM |
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