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| HER Number: | MDV126249 |
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| Name: | Leat or track west of Old Newnham, Sparkwell |
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Summary
An earthwork hollow, possibly the remains of a former road or leat, is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork on the north-west-facing slopes overlooking Smallhanger Brook, west of Old Newnham, Sparkwell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 552 572 |
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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
- DRIVE (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
- LEAT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tithe Map for Plympton St Mary.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3249-3250 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
An earthwork hollow is visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5557 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
An earthwork hollow is 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.
A curvilinear hollow is visible on the north-west-facing slopes overlooking Smallhanger Brook as an earthwork up to 10m wide and 70 long.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any feature depicted on the 19th and early 20th century maps available to the survey and it therefore ceased to be used prior to circa 1840.
The earthwork closely follows the line of the 30m contour and its alignment could be interpreted as a continuation of a leat visible as an earthwork to the east of Old Newnham (MDV126248).
Alternatively, the hollow could be evidence of a former access road or drive from Newnham Road.
The earthwork remains identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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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 SX5557 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 3249-3250 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #119210 ] |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 6 2019 3:38PM |
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