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HER Number:MDV50088
Name:Cropmark Ditches, north of Morwelldown

Summary

A series of cropmark ditches of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs, to the north of Morwelldown. The cropmarks were recorded during the Tamar Valley NMP project.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 459 697
Map Sheet:SX46NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishGulworthy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK HAMLETS

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NE/555

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
  • LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)

Full description

APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV221191.

Three dark linear features, length 70-100m, recorded from the air as a cropmark in 1990 (aph).


Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV221193.

Aph=dap/tk 8,9(23/7/1990).


Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV221194.

Aph=dap/mo 11,12/(26/6/1989).


DPRFP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262469.

Vis=6/9/1993 (robinson) gentle n slope, nothing visible (dprfp).


Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, SX4669/1-2, DAP6724/11-12 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

A series of cropmarks which have formed over infilled ditches and interpreted as possible field boundaries of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs.


Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photographs is not known.


Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV221191Migrated Record: APH.
SDV221193Aerial Photograph:
SDV221194Aerial Photograph:
SDV262469Migrated Record: DPRFP.
SDV346287Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). SX4669/1-2, DAP6724/11-12.
SDV359352Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #93699 ]
SDV359374Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
  • EDV4746 - Archaeological Assessment of Gawton Mine, Devon
  • EDV4747 - Field Survey of Gawton Mine

Date Last Edited:Feb 15 2016 3:30PM