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HER Number:MDV28098
Name:Trackways between Arms Tor and Brat Tor, Lydford

Summary

Trackways of varying widths in valley between Arms Tor and Brat Tor shown on historic maps

Location

Grid Reference:SX 539 859
Map Sheet:SX58NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLydford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/65

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

Trackways running west to east to the south of Arms Tor shown on 19th century map

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Two trackways running east from a 'Quarry' in the west via a 'Gravel Pit' then turning to the north-east.

National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 271 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.

Photograph taken on 26th April 1979.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Trackways of varying widths in valley between Arms Tor and Brat Tor visible on NMR 1979 aerial image at SX 5395 8591.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, Map 43 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Tracks shown running west to east between Arms Tor and Brat Tor.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

Tracks shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. Map 43.
SDV224088Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF1510. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 271.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV365834Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142716 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV134962Related to: Gravel pit to the south-west of Arms Tor, Lydford (Monument)
MDV134959Related to: Quarry to the south-west of Arms Tor, Lydford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 2 2024 3:45PM