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HER Number: | MDV54075 |
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Name: | Hollow Way |
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Summary
Vis=4-8/8/1994 (emafu) level of subsoil within site adjacent to town farmhouse was higher than external road level. This suggests that the main road into lydford had developed as a hollow way prior to its surfacing with tarmac (stead + matthews).
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 511 849 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Lydford |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/197/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLLOW WAY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Stead, P. M. + Matthews, A. J., 1994, Town Farm, Lydford (Worksheet). SDV233275.
Site visited between 4th to 8th August 1994. Level of subsoil within site adjacent to Town Farm house was higher than external road level. This suggests that the main road into Lydford had developed as a hollow way prior to its surfacing with tarmac.
Exeter Archaeology, 2008, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Sewage Treatment Works at Lydford, 10 (Report - Assessment). SDV351460.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV233275 | Worksheet: Stead, P. M. + Matthews, A. J.. 1994. Town Farm, Lydford. |
SDV351460 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2008. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Sewage Treatment Works at Lydford. Exeter Archaeology. 08.31 (6475). A4 Grip Bound. 10. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV14312 | Related to: Lydford Castle (Monument) |
MDV21796 | Related to: Medieval Borough of Lydford (Monument) |
MDV14321 | Related to: Saxon Burh at Lydford (Monument) |
MDV14323 | Related to: Saxon Settlement at Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6171 - Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Sewage Treatment Works at Lydford (Ref: 08.31)
Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2013 12:14PM |
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