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| HER Number: | MDV135181 |
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| Name: | Road, southwest of Totnes |
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Summary
A former road or track is identifiable to the southwest of Totnes on images derived from lidar as a slight earthwork bank flanked by ditches, visible extending for approximately 340m in a roughly NNE-SSW direction from Peak Cross. The earthwork does not correspond to any route depicted on the Tithe Map for Totnes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 790 592 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOTNES |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthwork does not correspond to any route depicted on the Tithe Map for Totnes.
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV230 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
A linear earthwork circa 340m in length, comprising a low bank up to 12m wide and suggestions of flanking ditches, interpreted as the former course of the present-day A381 that would have linked with the lane over Harper's Hill into the south side of Totnes towards the castle. Assume a medieval or post-medieval date but could be earlier.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Ditches flanking a low bank or metalled or compacted surface are visible as earthworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV230. [Mapped feature: #143021 ] |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2025 7:52AM |
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