Steep Track Across Combe, Kipscombe Farm, Countisbury, Watersmeet, Devon

Record ID:  100988 / MNA149631
Record type:  Routeway
Protected Status: None Recorded
NT Property:  Watersmeet; South West
Civil Parish:  Countisbury; North Devon; Devon
Grid Reference:  SS 76019 49860
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Summary

Remains of a broad track shown on the 1888 map crossing the combe E of the old linhay. It is not shown on the earlier tithe map, or on the later 1904 map. The track runs steeply down into the combe from the NW corner of field 160. It is about 15m long and 1.5 – 3m wide. It crosses the stream and climbs NW out of the combe with the revetment wall of path 100987 forming the W side. These paths join and continue past the linhay into the SE corner of field 139. The W section is narrower than the E side, being only 1 – 1.4m wide, although part of this may be due to erosion of the path falling into the combe. It is also possible that this track is later than 100987.

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Monument Types

  • TRACKWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

Remains of a broad track shown on the 1888 map crossing the combe E of the old linhay. It is not shown on the earlier tithe map, or on the later 1904 map. The track runs steeply down into the combe from the NW corner of field 160. It is about 15m long and 1.5 – 3m wide. It crosses the stream and climbs NW out of the combe with the revetment wall of path 100987 forming the W side. These paths join and continue past the linhay into the SE corner of field 139. The W section is narrower than the E side, being only 1 – 1.4m wide, although part of this may be due to erosion of the path falling into the combe. It is also possible that this track is later than 100987.

References

  • SNA62446 - Report: Nick Berry. 2004. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Kipscombe Farm, Countisbury, Devon.

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