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Summary

A former trackway or causeway of probable post-medieval to 19th century date was depicted on 19th century maps and visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as an east-west aligned linear earthwork bank on the east-facing slopes overlooking Ridge Farm, Stockland parish.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of a former Causeway marked on Stockland Parish Tithe Map, west of Ridge Farm

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SW/34
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAUSEWAY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV105895.

Des=worksheet/n. Pearce 1979/in smr.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV105896.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1974(11/4/1947)3434.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV533.

Vis=-/-/1979(pearce). Stone causeway running east-west, 2m wide and c 130m long, running across field. Shown as track on tm. On 'old map' two parallel tracks run north-south across the end of the causeway, towards great camp. A mound to the south, 16m x 14m, c 3m high, 50m from causeway. This shown on tm. Also another irregular mound, 10m x 18m, 2m high (worksheet). Causeway visible on 1947 ap, but mounds unclear in rough ground.

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

The visible earthwork corresponded with a depicted path or trackway.

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

The visible earthwork corresponded with a depicted path or trackway.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3433-3434 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A linear earthwork bank was visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A former trackway or causeway was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as an east-west aligned linear earthwork bank on the east-facing slopes overlooking Ridge Farm, Stockland parish.
The visible earthwork was circa 120 metres long an broadens from circa 5 metres wide at its eastern end to 10 metres wide at its western end. The earthwork corresponds with a track depicted on the Tithe Map for Stockland and an embanked track on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, and therefore predates the mid-19th century. The mounds described by the above authority were not identified by the survey; if these were spoil mounds this might support an interpretation that the track was associated with mining or extractive activity.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV105895	Migrated Record:
SDV105896	Aerial Photograph:
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3433-3434 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #82739 ]
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV533	Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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