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| HER Number: | MDV127071 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric droveway west of Blackaton Cross, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A possible droveway of prehistoric date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as two parallel earthwork banks crossing the north-facing slopes of Lee Moor, west of Blackaton Cross, Shaugh Prior. The earthworks have been largely destroyed by the expansion of Lee Moor Quarry.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 569 630 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRACKWAY (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4256-4257 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Two roughly parallel curvilinear banks are visible.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5663 31-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The track has been largely destroyed by Lee Moor Quarry. The northernmost 20m might survive a s a subtle 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.
Two roughly parallel curvilinear banks up to circa 3m wide and 3 to 5m apart are visible on aerial photographs of 1946m as earthworks crossing the north-facing slopes of Lee Moor for approximately 105 metres.
The banks are not visibly associated with any known route or field system but are similar in appearance to earthworks recorded as a possible droveway in association with the Shaugh Moor reave system at circa SX5574062222.
The earthworks are tentatively interpreted as a possible track or droveway of Bronze Age date.
The earthworks have now been largely destroyed by the expansion of Lee Moor Quarry.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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 RS 4256-4257 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #123311 ] |
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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5663 31-MAY-2016. |
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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: | Dec 11 2019 4:16PM |
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