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| HER Number: | MDV53160 |
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| Name: | Ford at Lopwell, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Site of a curving ford across the River Tavy marked on historic mapping, just above Lopewell Dam.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 474 650 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NE/604
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FORD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Curving ford marked across the River Tavy.
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 111SE (Cartographic). SDV242025.
Ford across the River Tavy marked.
Ordnance Survey, 1954, SX46NE (Cartographic). SDV343929.
Ford marked.
Beddow, Rev. A. J. C., 1975, A History of Bere Ferrers Parish (Pamphlet). SDV325357.
Dyer, M. J. + Manning, P. T., 1998, Objective 5B: Lower Tamar Valley Recreation and Land Management Iinitiative: Cultural Heritage Appraisal, 61 (Report - non-specific). SDV319814.
Lopwell dam and tidal crossing. Elevated pedestrian crossing built of granite with granite coping stones and retaining wall on west bank approach. Possibly mentioned in Dean Milles' questionnaire in the 18th century as 'a salmon weir on the River Ravy'.
David Willey, 2015, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty River Weirs Project- River Tavy Denham Bridge to Lopwell (Report - Assessment). SDV366117.
The ford at Lopwell is shown on the 1737 map and recorded again on the 1883 and 1907 Ordnance Surveys.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2017, South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 140 (Interpretation). SDV360825.
The ford at Lopwell was recorded on the circa 1880 and circa 1907 Ordnance Survey maps.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV242025 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 111SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV319814 | Report - non-specific: Dyer, M. J. + Manning, P. T.. 1998. Objective 5B: Lower Tamar Valley Recreation and Land Management Iinitiative: Cultural Heritage Appraisal. Exeter Archaeology Report. 98.60. A4 Stapled + Digital. 61. |
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| SDV325357 | Pamphlet: Beddow, Rev. A. J. C.. 1975. A History of Bere Ferrers Parish. Unknown. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #110876 ] |
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| SDV343929 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1954. SX46NE. Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV360825 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2017. South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 140. |
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| SDV366117 | Report - Assessment: David Willey. 2015. Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty River Weirs Project- River Tavy Denham Bridge to Lopwell. Tamar Valley AONB. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 6 2024 4:33PM |
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