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| HER Number: | MDV126311 |
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| Name: | Railway earthwork under Chaddle Wood |
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Summary
A mound or platform is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, under the dense tree cover of Chaddle Wood on the north-facing combe slope, adjacent to the mainline railway line to Plymouth. The earthwork might be the remains of a former railway siding.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 560 567 |
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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
- RAILWAY SIDING (XIX - 1840 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Plot 1413, Chaddlewood Wood, is listed as Coppice and Timber.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any feature depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s First Edition 25inch map and the plot os depicted as woodland.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5656 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A mound or platform is visible as an 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 mound or platform is identifiable as an earthwork approximately 135m long and 25m wide adjacent to the northern edge of the mainline railway line to Plymouth under the dense tree cover Chaddle Wood.
The earthwork does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map, and the plot is listed as woodland on the Tithe Map for Plympton St Mary.
Whilst clearly associated with the railway line, and therefore dating to the second half of the 19th century, the function of the earthwork is unclear.
It may simply be a temporary feature associated with the construction of the railway line or the remains of a short-lived former railway siding.
A second similar but larger earthwork is visible circa 1km to the east.
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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| 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 SX5656 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #119456 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV126310 | Related to: Railway earthwork west of Sparkwell Bridge (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 14 2019 11:39AM |
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