MMO3175 - Post-medieval trackway north and east of Blindwell (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A quarry track can be seen on aerial photographs as a linear earthwork almost 1 kilometre in length, centred on circa SS 8042 3200. The track descends from Twitchen Ridge towards a large former quarry some 400 metres to the southeast of Blindwell Farm. The track is not marked on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey maps, by which time the quarry it serves is annotated Old Quarry and the area it crosses depicted largely as unimproved land or enclosed by regular 19th Century field boundaries. The course of the track remains visible on the images available on Google Earth at the time of survey, although it appears to have been somewhat levelled by agricultural improvement. [1-5] The track is not depicted on the Tithe Map for Twitchen, suggesting it predates this document. [6] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR CPE/UK/2082 (F20) 3044-5 (19 May 1947).
- <2> SMO4069 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Oblique Aerial Photograph. NMR SS8032/11 (18241/08) (19 March 1999).
- <3> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1890.
- <4> SMO7337 Website: HEGARTY. World Wide Web page. http://earth-google.com.
- <5>XY SMO7580 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 83 SW. MD002197. [Mapped feature: #43260 ]
- <6> SEM7993 Map: 1841. Twitchen Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <7> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1491928, Extant 1 December 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1491928 (Pastscape entry: 1491928)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 SW97
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1491928
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8031 3197 (863m by 440m) Aerial Survey |
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Map sheet | SS83SW |
Civil Parish | TWITCHEN, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Dec 1 2021 1:33PM
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