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| HER Number: | MDV53077 |
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| Name: | Hollow way, Whitchurch Down |
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Summary
Scheduling for the cross on Whitchurch Down describes a hollow way leading eastwards from the cross.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 493 738 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/134/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
The hollow way of an old track can be traced eastwards from the cross on Whitchurch Down, on the north side of the modern road - this may represent the original medieval routeway of a major medieval route out of Tavistock eastwards across Dartmoor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. [Mapped feature: #33258 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1603 | Related to: Cross on Whitchurch Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 4 2013 11:38AM |
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