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HER Number:MDV103437
Name:Trackway near Welcombe Mouth

Summary

Trackway visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. Probably associated with a post-medieval quarry immediately to the north.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 213 179
Map Sheet:SS21NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWelcombe
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND
Ecclesiastical ParishWELCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • MORPH: DE.121.3.2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRACKWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1793, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1793 4008-4009 12-OCT-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349050.


Cornwall County Council, 2002, Cornwall National Mapping Programme (Archive - Survey). SDV350748.

A single linear feature defined by 1 ditch, max. length 123m, is visible as an earthwork and transcribed from aerial photographs taken in 1946. Identified as a field boundary of medieval or later date. Grouped with a quarry to the south.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349050Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1793. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1793 4008-4009 12-OCT-1946. [Mapped feature: #62920 ]
SDV350748Archive - Survey: Cornwall County Council. 2002. Cornwall National Mapping Programme.

Associated Monuments

MDV68897Related to: Quarry near Welcombe Mouth (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 20 2012 10:25AM