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Summary

A former road, interpreted as possibly incorporating an ancient British trackway and Roman road is recorded to the north and south of Ware Barton, Kingsteignton. A curvilinear track or road is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1986 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 to the north and east of the farm.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of possible roman route or 'British Road' marked as trackway on nineteenth century mapping, north and south of Wear Barton
• SHINE: Earthworks of possible roman route or 'British Road' marked as trackway on nineteenth century mapping, north and south of Wear Barton

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 446936
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SE/241
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ROAD (Early Iron Age to Early Medieval - 700 BC to 1399 AD (Between))

Full description

1904, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV313544.

'trackway' shown on os 6" 1969 map. "supposed british road" marked on os 6" (1904) map (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV313546.

Des=dudley, e. R. /worksheet in parish file.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV313547.

Des=os 6" 1969 map.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV313548.

Des=os 6"(1904)110sw. "supposed british road" marked on os 6" (1906) map. Section of ancient road from exeter to totnes (see headsheet) (os).

Dudley, E. R., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV280674.

Vis=-/-/1981/2 (dudley). Ancient road running north to south: ware barton area. Details on worksheet (dudley).

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Possible Road marked.

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

Supposed British Road marked.

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

Supposed British Road marked.

Ordnance Survey, 1986, OS/86246, OS/86246 V 1026-1027 15-OCT-1986 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352106.

A curvilinear track or road is visible as an earthwork.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8872-SX8873 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A curvilinear track or road is visible as an earthwork.

Waterhouse, R., 2000, Roman Road branching off A380 (Personal Comment). SDV291955.

A possible continuation of the Roman road from Haldon Ridge to the River Teign (? and beyond). South of whiteway Barton the route is unclear, but it seems to re-appear north of Ware Barton, linking with the supposed ancient British trackway.

Nowell, J., 2012, Penns Mount, Kingsteignton, Devon: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, 13 (Report - Assessment). SDV351968.

Possibly part of a Roman road between Exeter and Totnes.

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A curvilinear track or road is visible on aerial photographs of 1986 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork up to circa 13m wide, climbing the south-facing slopes to the north-east of Ware Barton for circa 450m.
The earthwork corresponds with a track depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey, annotated as ‘Supposed British Road’ on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map.
The road or track remains flanked by low tree topped banks for the southernmost circa 125m, after which the earthwork has been eroded into a level bank or terrace. After about 240m the visible earthwork narrows to 5 to 8m wide. A service trench or similar intervention has levelled a length of circa 20m near the north-east end of the visible earthwork.
As the possible road crosses the parish boundary into Bishopsteignton, the relict earthwork appears to define the northern edge of a former orchard plot, within which two pits, probably former limestone quarries, may cut the course of the track.
The road was not confidently identified to the south of Ware Barton.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV280674	Migrated Record: Dudley, E. R..
SDV291955	Personal Comment: Waterhouse, R.. 2000. Roman Road branching off A380. Not Applicable.
SDV313544	Migrated Record: 1904.
SDV313546	Migrated Record:
SDV313547	Migrated Record:
SDV313548	Migrated Record:
SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV351968	Report - Assessment: Nowell, J.. 2012. Penns Mount, Kingsteignton, Devon: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. CgMs Consulting Report. 13961. A4 Stapled + Digital. 13.
SDV352106	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1986. OS/86246. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/86246 V 1026-1027 15-OCT-1986.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8872-SX8873 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #116550 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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