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HER Number:MDV123069
Name:Trackway across Waddon Brakes, Chudleigh

Summary

A former trackway of possible medieval to post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1979 as an earthwork on the west-facing slopes of Waddon Brakes, Chudleigh.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 896 801
Map Sheet:SX88SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishChudleigh
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishCHUDLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRACKWAY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3012-3013 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

A curvilinaer earthwork hollow is visible.


Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79083, OS/79083 V 168-169 28-AUG-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355374.

A curvilinaer earthwork hollow is visible.


NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX88SE Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

A curvilinaer earthwork hollow is partly visible.


Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

An earthwork hollow circa 5m wide and over 340m long is visible as a fragmentary curvilinear earthwork descending the west-facing slopes of Waddon Brakes, Chudleigh.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any feature depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey and may be evidence of a pre-enclosure trackway, potentially of medieval to post-medieval origin.
Lidar coverage of this area is partial, but available images derived from lidar data captured in 2013 indicate that the hollow probably survives as a subtle earthwork.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352344Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3012-3013 04-NOV-1946.
SDV355374Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79083. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/79083 V 168-169 28-AUG-1979. [Mapped feature: #113563 ]
SDV361305Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV361514Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX88SE Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

Date Last Edited:Apr 15 2019 2:30PM