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Summary

A possible trackway of medieval to post-medieval origin is visible on aerial photographs and as two sections of earthwork bank on visualisations derived from lidar captured in 2013 and 2019 north of Blaxton. Alternatively, the earthwork may be of modern origin given its straightness.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
• TRACKWAY? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The bank does not correspond with any depicted features.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A linear bank is visible as an earthwork.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, F62/58/6399/370 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

A linear cropmark which has formed over an infilled ditch is visible on aerial photographs and has been interpreted as a hollow-way of unknown, but potential medieval date.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

A linear bank is visible as an earthwork.

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

Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photographs is not known.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

A linear bank between circa 6 and 15 metres in width and totalling 585 metres in length in two sections is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar captured in 2013 and 2019. The bank is orientated north-west to south-east across south-west facing fields between Blaxton to the south and Mount Jessop to the north.
The bank does not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. A medieval field system is recorded to the west (MDV130679). A similar long linear bank is visible on lidar visualisations closely to the west, which is interpreted to be of modern origin.
The bank is interpreted as a possible trackway of medieval to post-medieval origin that passed out of use prior to circa 1840, however its very straight nature suggests it may instead have a modern origin, possibly relating to services.
The earthwork had previously been transcribed as a ditch as part of the Tamar Valley NMP and interpreted as a hollow way. This has been re-transcribed as a bank and re-interpreted as part of the 2020-2021 Tamar/Lidar project.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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