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| HER Number: | MDV121806 |
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| Name: | Embankment on Tamar to south-west of Morwellham |
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Summary
Embankment on the northern bank of the Tamar. It was built to form a flood defence and to enable the enclosure and improvement of the former intertidal mudflats.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 442 694 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FLOOD DEFENCES (Built, Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Embankment shown protecting land in bend in river to south-west of Morwellham, just above the low water mark for ordinary tides.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2017, South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 154 (Interpretation). SDV360825.
An embankment on the northern bank of the Tamar is recorded on the first edition 1-25 inch Ordnance Survey map. It was built to form a flood defence and to enable the enclosure and improvement of the former intertidal mudflats.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Embankment shown.
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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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #111196 ] |
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| SDV360825 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2017. South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 154. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 6 2018 3:48PM |
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