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HER Number:MDV53160
Name:Ford at Lopwell, Buckland Monachorum

Summary

Site of a curving ford across the River Tavy marked on historic mapping, just above Lopewell Dam.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 474 650
Map Sheet:SX46NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBere Ferrers
Civil ParishBuckland Monachorum
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBERE FERRERS
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKLAND MONACHORUM

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 (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 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'.


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

SDV242025Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 111SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV319814Report - 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.
SDV325357Pamphlet: Beddow, Rev. A. J. C.. 1975. A History of Bere Ferrers Parish. Unknown.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #110876 ]
SDV343929Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1954. SX46NE. Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 Map. Map (Paper).
SDV360825Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2017. South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 140.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 23 2018 4:01PM