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HER Number:MDV130257
Name:Trackway through Ludbrook Wood, Buckland Monachorum

Summary

A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007 through Ludbrook Wood and is interpreted as a post-medieval to 19th century trackway.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 478 677
Map Sheet:SX46NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBuckland Monachorum
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKLAND MONACHORUM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRACKWAY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The ditch does not correspond with any depicted features, however it adjoins a dog-leg or kink in the field boundary of a plot to the north-west. Additionally, a dog-leg in the road depicted to the north may be evidence of a former section of road leading towards the ditch.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The ditch does not correspond with any features depicted, however it aligns with a path in Didham Wood to the south-east.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 01-NOV-2007 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork.

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.

The ditch is not visible due to tree cover.

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 180 metres in length and circa 5 metres in width is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007. The ditch is orientated north-west to south-east on a moderate west facing slope through Ludbrook Wood south-east of Denham Bridge.
The ditch does not correspond to any features depicted on the available historic or modern maps. The ditch aligns approximately with a track or path through Didham Wood depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map to the south-east. It adjoins a dog-leg in the field boundary of a plot adjacent to Denham Bridge recorded as ‘Bridge Park’ in the Tithe Apportionment to the north-west. A dog-leg in the road is depicted in the north corner of ‘Bridge Park’.
The ditch is interpreted as a section of post-medieval or 19th century path or trackway that may have connected Didham Wood to Denham Bridge to the north-east or the road to the north, and that passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV363945Interpretation: 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). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
SDV363954Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 01-NOV-2007. [Mapped feature: #129152 ]
SDV363955Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Digital. LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013.

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)

Date Last Edited:Mar 8 2021 2:09PM