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HER Number:MDV69001
Name:Field Boundary or Trackway 214 metres east of Old Farm Court, Tawstock

Summary

Shallow linear feature revealed during evaluation trenching in 2003, interpreted as a former field boundary or trackway.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 557 321
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTawstock
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBARNSTAPLE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/643

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LINEAR FEATURE (Late Medieval - 1401 AD? to 1539 AD? (Between))

Full description

Chris Blandford Associates, 1997, Barnstaple Western Bypass and Urban Relief Road Stage 4. Environmental Assessment Phase A, 14 (Report - Assessment). SDV347381.

Earthwork remains adjacent to the railway line east of Pill. Showing on air photographs and clearly visible on the gound. Could be either ridge and furrow or perhaps remnants of former orchards running roughly east-west. Apparently overlain by a later system of drainage ditches.

Wessex Archaeology, 2004, Barnstaple Western Bypass: Archaeological Evaluation Report, 7, 24 (Report - Evaluation). SDV68144.

During evaluation trenching in 2003 prior to the construction of the 'Barnstaple Western Bypass, a shallow east to west aligned feature was excavated. The feature was 2.6 metres wide by circa 0.3 metres deep with sloping sides and a flat base and was visible as a linear depression in the field on either side of the trench. It was interpreted as a former field boundary or trackway.

Lewis, D., Sept 2011, Land at Larkbear, Barnstaple: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment, 12 (Report - Assessment). SDV352261.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV347381Report - Assessment: Chris Blandford Associates. 1997. Barnstaple Western Bypass and Urban Relief Road Stage 4. Environmental Assessment Phase A. Chris Blandford Associates Report. Vol 2, Part 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 14.
SDV352261Report - Assessment: Lewis, D.. Sept 2011. Land at Larkbear, Barnstaple: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. The Environmental Dimension Partnership (EDP). H_EDP1340_01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12.
SDV68144Report - Evaluation: Wessex Archaeology. 2004. Barnstaple Western Bypass: Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wessex Archaeology Report. 54511.001. A4 stapled + Digital. 7, 24. [Mapped feature: #44846 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV5099 - Barnstaple Western Bypass Evaluation

Date Last Edited:Jul 14 2021 12:48PM