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| HER Number: | MDV128767 |
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| Name: | Road or track between Huxton Fork and Heirland Cross, Churchstow |
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Summary
A former road or track possibly of medieval origin is visible on aerial photographs of 1999 as a cropmark of a hollow crossing a north-west facing ridge between Huxton Fork and Heirland Cross, Churchstow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 703 447 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Churchstow |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHURCHSTOW |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THURLESTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
- TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible cropmark does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tithe Map for Churchstow.
GetMapping, 1999, 122/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/122/99 0065-0066 15-NOV-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351205.
An irregular hollow is visible as a cropmark.
Turner, S.C., 2005 - 2006, Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping (Cartographic). SDV349122.
The visible cropmark falls within a plot characteristed as medieval enclosure based on strip fields.
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.
An irregular hollow is visible on aerial photographs of 1999 as a cropmark up to circa 12m wide and 250m long, crossing a north-west facing ridge between Huxton Fork and Heirland Cross.
The surrounding field pattern has been characterised by HLC as largely medieval in character However, the adjacent roads, between Huxton Fork, Huxton Cross and Heirland Cross, appear more regular in plan, crossing the medieval field pattern, and are probably partly post-medieval in character.
The cropmark is interpreted as the remains of a road or track probably of medieval origin. It does not correspond with any features depicted on the Tithe Map for Churchstow and probably therefore ceased to be used prior to the 1840s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349122 | Cartographic: Turner, S.C.. 2005 - 2006. Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV351205 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 122/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Devon County Council GetMapping/122/99 0065-0066 15-NOV-1999. |
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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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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: | Jul 22 2020 3:51PM |
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