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Summary

A bank identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019, on reclaimed land in the Tamar Valley, north of North Ward Farm, is possibly the remains of a former causeway of medieval to post-medieval origin.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAUSEWAY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A bank is identifiable as an earthwork.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

A bank is identifiable as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

A bank is identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 crossing reclaimed land in the Tamar Valley, north of North Ward Farm.
The bank is circa 3m wide and extends for approximately 32m from the lowest natural elevation northwards towards the river channel. It is possible that the bank is the remains of causeway providing access to the river channel across the pre-reclamation saltings.
It potentially dates to the medieval or post-medieval period.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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