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| HER Number: | MDV19818 |
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| Name: | Trackway from Dunstone Farm onto Wigford Down, Meavy |
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Summary
Sunken way takes the form of a well defined cart track, running from Dunstone Farm onto Wigford Down. Believed by Haynes to lead to Tavistock.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 548 644 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/64
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Parts of track visible on mid 20th century aerial photographs.
Haynes, R. G., 1978-1981, Lost Tracks on Greenwell Down, 27-29 (Article in Serial). SDV223940.
Road leading to Dunstone Farm. Track continues as a sunken way or well defined cart track across the River Plym and up on to Wigford Down. Believed by author to be an old route to Tavistock. Runs SX55366412 to SX54846482.
National Trust, 1984, Goodameavy, Devon (Pamphlet). SDV325229.
The sunken way takes the form of a well-defined cart-track, running from SX55006430 to SX54846482. It can also be traced northwards to Wigford Down. Haynes (1978) believes that it led to Tavistock.
Berry, N., 2005, Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy, Devon, Site 014, Site Distribution Map, Site Summary, Site Inventory (Report - Survey). SDV360144.
Holloway aligned north-north-west to south-south-east through Field Numbered 798 on Tithe Map. The north end leads onto Wigford Down. Within the enclosed fields the feature is circa 2 metres wide with sloping sides and up to 1.2 metres deep. The route is of Medieval origin and is shown on the Ordnance Survey draft map of circa 1800 as well as aerial photographs of the area.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Parts of track shown on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV223940 | Article in Serial: Haynes, R. G.. 1978-1981. Lost Tracks on Greenwell Down. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 34. Unknown. 27-29. [Mapped feature: #82611 ] |
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| SDV325229 | Pamphlet: National Trust. 1984. Goodameavy, Devon. National Trust Field Guide. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV360144 | Report - Survey: Berry, N.. 2005. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy, Devon. National Trust Report. A4 Comb Bound. Site 014, Site Distribution Map, Site Summary, Site Inventory. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119538 | Related to: Building Platform to the north of Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV76909 | Related to: Dunstone farmstead, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV119044 | Related to: Former Field Boundary at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV119047 | Related to: Former Field Boundary at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV12898 | Related to: Higher Cadworthy Farmstead, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV119043 | Related to: Holloway to fields at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2224 | Related to: Hut circle on Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV77828 | Related to: Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV119537 | Related to: Track to the north of Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV119045 | Related to: Two Clearance Cairns at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7251 - Lower Cadworthy Farm: Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey
- EDV5292 - Survey of buildings at Lower Cadworthy, Meavy
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 14 2017 11:56AM |
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