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| HER Number: | MDV127604 |
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| Name: | Trackway or field boundary west of Hollwell Farm, Bigbury |
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Summary
A possible trackway or former field boundary of post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as two parallel earthwork ditches on the gentle north-east facing slopes immediately west of Hollwell Farm, Bigbury. The earthworks have been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 474 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bigbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIGBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
- ROAD (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 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 features depicted on the Tithe Map for Bigbury.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1065-1066 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Two parallel south-west to north-east aligned hollows are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6647 13-SEP-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The linear ditches are not visible as earthworks.
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 parallel south-west to north-east aligned hollows 3 to 4m wide and up to 70m long are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as earthworks flanking a baulk or low bank circa 2m wide, on the gentle north-east facing slopes immediately west of Hollwell Farm, Bigbury.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey.
The linear earthworks do appear to cross the southernmost corner of a field (Plot 240 on the Tithe Map), which is bounded by an atypical dogleg in the course of the road to the south.
It is possible that the relict earthworks are the remains of a former road or field boundary, potentially of medieval origin, that was superseded by the doglegged road.
The earthworks have been levelled, probably during the expansion of the farmyard from Hollwell Farm.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1065-1066 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #124329 ] |
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| 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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| 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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| 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 SX6647 13-SEP-2002. |
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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: | Feb 21 2020 3:16PM |
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