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HER Number:MDV114342
Name:Hollow, within Hurdwick Golf Course

Summary

A hollow of a possible extraction pit of likely post-medieval to modern date is visible on aerial photographs, within Hurdwick Golf Course. A pond is depicted here on modern Ordnance Survey mapping. The earthwork was recorded as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 477 766
Map Sheet:SX47NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTavistock
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HOLLOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
  • EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, MAL127/71/063-4 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

An earthwork cut feature is visible on aerial photographs and has been interpreted as a hollow of unknown, but potential medieval, date.


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

The hollow may represent a former extraction pit of possible post-medieval to modern date. Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photograph is not known.


Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

A pond is depicted here.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346287Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). MAL127/71/063-4. [Mapped feature: #73680 ]
SDV359352Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
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 11 2016 4:39PM