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| HER Number: | MDV126238 |
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| Name: | Track or footpath in Newnham Park |
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Summary
A possible track or footpath, potentially of medieval to post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s as an earthwork hollow and banks in Newnham Park. Subtle earthworks remain visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 551 586 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3250-3252 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
A curvilinear hollow is visible as an earthwork.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F22 242-243 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
A curvilinear hollow is visible as an earthwork.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5558 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Curvilinear hollows are visible as subtle and fragmentary earthwork.
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.
A curvilinear hollow circa 5m wide and 560m long is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 in Newnham Park.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the 19th or early 20th century maps available to the survey and it is probable that they are the remains of a route, probably a track or footpath, that predates the creation of the deer park in 1700.
The possible route appears to be oriented on and run alongside a relict rectilinear enclosure to the north, with which it may be contemporary.
This might be the same as a linear feature identified by geophysical survey and recorded as part of MDV113235.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F22 242-243 24-MAY-1955. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5558 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: 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). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3250-3252 27-FEB-1946. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13504 | Part of: Newnham Deerpark (Monument) |
| MDV113235 | Related to: Archaeological Anomalies, near Newnham Park, (Monument) |
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)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 15 2019 11:06AM |
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