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HER Number:MDV114311
Name:Trackway on Whitchurch Down

Summary

A possible trackway of probable post-medieval date was visible as a curvilinear earthwork ditch on aerial photographs as an on Whitchurch Down.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 492 733
Map Sheet:SX47SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTavistock
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWHITCHURCH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRACKWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records (Interpretation). SDV346287.

The transcription of a curvilinear ditch from an unspecified aerial photograph or photographs corresponds to a database record of an earthwork trackway of post-medieval date on Whitchurch Down.


Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

The aerial photograph or photographs from which the possible trackway was transcribed is not recorded in the Tamar Valley NMP transcription attribute data.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346287Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #73649 ]
SDV359374Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Feb 10 2016 5:19PM