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Summary

A curvilinear ditch is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007 and 2013 north-west of Buckland Abbey. The ditch is interpreted as a section of trackway of medieval to post-medieval origin that passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The ditch does not correspond with any depicted features. The ditch leads into a recorded woodland to the north-east.

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

The ditch does not correspond with any depicted features, however it aligns with a depicted trackway within the woodland to the north-east.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 01-NOV-2007 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A curvilinear ditch is visible as a subtle 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 curvilinear ditch is visible as a subtle earthwork.

Hegarty, C., 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.

A curvilinear ditch circa 140 metres in length and between 15 and 25 metres in width is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007 and 2013. The ditch is orientated north-west to south-east in a north-west facing field north-west of Buckland Abbey.
The ditch does not correspond to any features depicted on the available historic maps. It aligns with a trackway depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map and subsequent historic and modern maps in the woods to the immediate north-west. The woodland is recorded as ‘North Blandwill Wood’ in the Tithe Apportionment.
The ditch is interpreted as a section of trackway of medieval to post-medieval origin that passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

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 Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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