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Summary

A linear earthwork is visible as a pale cropmark on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2000 and as earthwork banks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2010 and 2013. It is on the projected route of a modern pipeline.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TRACKWAY? (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
• PIPELINE (Late 20th Century - 1989 AD (Between) to 1989 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The earthworks do not correspond with any linear features in this location.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 17-JAN-2010 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Linear earthwork banks are visible.

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.

Linear earthwork banks are visible.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2000 ACCESSED 09-DEC-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

A pale linear cropmark is visible.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

Earthwork banks which define a single linear feature, 9m wide and northwest to southeast aligned are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2010 and 2013. A pale linear cropmark is also visible in this location on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2000. The visible earthworks extend to a length of circa 635m. They do not correspond with any linear features in this location on the late 19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map. They are interpreted as a possible trackway of between medieval to 19th century date which had passed out of use by the late 19th century, or a late 20th century service trench.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 337.5 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

There appears to be a nearly straight line across possibly 6 fields which may have been an ancient track. Clearly visible as a crop mark at SX 44610 71835.

Simkins, D., 2023, Gunnislake to Roborough Tamar Raw Water Trunk Main. Statutory notice W7725 dated 3rd May 1989 (Correspondence). SDV365627.

Reported as a possible modern pipeline trench, on a projected line between Buckland Monachorum and the Tamar.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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