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Summary

Linear earthwork banks and a ditch, interpreted as a possible medieval or post-medieval road or trackway, or else a relict field boundary, which had passed out of use by the mid-19th century, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• ROAD (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 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 earthworks do not correspond with any linear features in this location.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6153 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Linear banks and a ditch are visible.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

Linear northwest to southeast aligned earthworks, circa 6m wide, which comprises a ditch flanked on each side by banks are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthworks do not correspond with any linear features shown in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps. They are interpreted as evidence of a former medieval or post-medieval road or trackway which had passed out of use by the mid-19th century. The road or trackway possibly connected the road shown to the northwest to a road shown circa 100m to the southeast. It is also possible, however, that the earthworks represent a relict medieval or post-medieval field boundary. The earthworks are not visible on other available aerial imagery.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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