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Summary

Two curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019 and identified during a 2001 field survey in woodland south of Great North Wood. One ditch is tentatively interpreted as a trackway of medieval to post-medieval origin, that passed out of use prior to circa 1840. The smaller ditch is of uncertain origin but may be a second trackway.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NE/667

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TRACKWAY? (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV268433.

Des=nicholas pearson associates(national trust)/buckland abbey; historic survey + restoration plan/(november 2001)app 3,nt smr no 104671/nt report in smr.

Nicholas Pearson Associates, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV4417.

A section of medieval or postmedieval track + boundary were identified during a survey in 2001 running west to east. A parallel track was found to the south at sx47486702 (nicholas pearson associates).

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The earthworks do not correspond with any depicted features. The plot is recorded as North Blandwill Wood.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Two curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

Two curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

A curvilinear ditch circa 155 metres in length and between circa 8 and 20 metres in width is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019. A second ditch between 2 and 6 metres in width and 80 metres in length is situated to the south. The ditches are parallel and orientated approximately east to west down a steep south-west facing slope in woodland south of Great North Wood.
The ditches do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. The plot is recorded as woodland in the Tithe Apportionment and has consistently been recorded as woodland subsequently.
The largest ditch aligns with a field boundary recorded to the immediate north-east (MDV114441).
The largest ditch is tentatively interpreted as a trackway or field boundary of medieval to post-medieval origin, that passed out of use prior to circa 1840. The smaller ditch may be interpreted as a trackway, or alternatively as a field boundary or drainage channel.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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