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| HER Number: | MDV102850 |
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| Name: | Nineteenth century causeway south-west of Ashford Inn Farm. |
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Summary
A probable trackway of probable nineteenth century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as a narrow earthwork bank or causeway crossing reclaimed land to the south-west of Ashford Inn Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 534 344 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashford |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAUSEWAY (XIX - 1842 AD to 1880 AD)
Full description
George Braund and Henry Hearn, 1842, The Parish of Ashford in the county of Devon (Cartographic). SDV350198.
No route or track is depicted in this location.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A trackway is depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/132, NMR RAF/106G/LA/132 5130 14-FEB-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349061.
A narrow earthwork bank is visible crossing the reclaimed land to the south-west of Ashford Inn Farm.
Next Perspectives, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5334 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350196.
The earthwork bank is not clearly visible, but is partly obscured by scrub vegetation.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A probable trackway is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as a narrow earthwork bank or causeway, crossing reclaimed land to the south-west of Ashford Inn Farm. The route is not depicted on the tithe map for Ashford of 1842 but is depicted as a track on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map. It also appears to overlie substantial land improvement drainage ditches, supporting the interpretation that the reclaimed ground in this location remained poorly drained. It is probably therefore late 19th century in date. It is not clearly visible as an earthwork on later aerial photographs but on digital interactive images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2007 can be seen to be partly obscured by scrub vegetation. The northern end of the causeway has probably been removed during the dualling of the A361.
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/LA/132 5130 14-FEB-1945. [Mapped feature: #62351 ] |
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| SDV350196 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5334 03-MAY-2007. |
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| SDV350198 | Cartographic: George Braund and Henry Hearn. 1842. The Parish of Ashford in the county of Devon. Tithe Map. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4500 - Milestone Survey from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 25 2012 12:10PM |
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