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| HER Number: | MDV51926 |
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| Name: | Field Boundary and possible Hollow Way, Land at Creedy Bridge, |
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Summary
Former field boundary and possible hollow way, both visible as earthworks on Lidar imagery, to the north of the A3072 road.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 845 011 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS80SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sandford |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SANDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS80SW/242
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLLOW WAY? (Post Medieval to XVIII - 1540 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))
- FIELD BOUNDARY (XIX to Late 20th Century - 1835 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Former field boundary shown on 19th century map running southwest to northeast to the north of the road.
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1993, Archaeological assessment of SWW Crediton area water supply: Stage II, 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV337624.
Possible hollow way visible within pasture field running alongside line of former hedgebank and drain. Proposed SWW pipeline may cut it in vicinity of Test Pit 16, which contained pot sherds within made-up ground near surface.
Gillard, M., 2005, Site at Red Cross Hill, Crediton: results of an archaeological evaluation excavation (Report - Evaluation). SDV337625.
Other details: Appendix 2.
Smalley, R., 2015, Land at Creedy Bridge, Crediton (Report - Assessment). SDV359822.
The assessment considers land, approximately 31 hectares in extent, at Creedy Bridge, Crediton, Devon (also referred to as the study site) which is being considered for residential development.
The HER records a possible hollow way and former field boundary which may date to the Saxon period, in the eastern part of the study site. It is noted however, that this feature has not been verified through archaeological investigation.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362956.
Former field boundary and possible hollow way visible as earthworks on Lidar imagery.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337624 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1993. Archaeological assessment of SWW Crediton area water supply: Stage II. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.79. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV337625 | Report - Evaluation: Gillard, M.. 2005. Site at Red Cross Hill, Crediton: results of an archaeological evaluation excavation. Southwest Archaeology Report. 051125. A4 stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV359822 | Report - Assessment: Smalley, R.. 2015. Land at Creedy Bridge, Crediton. CgMs Consulting. RAJS/20085. Digital. |
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| SDV362956 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4145 - Red Cross Hill, Crediton
- EDV7104 - Desk Based Assessment, Land at Creedy Bridge, Crediton (Ref: RAJS/20085)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 12 2026 9:29AM |
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