Monument record 14293/1 - Hollow Way at Buttermilk Bank

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Summary

A hollow way. This type of feature is created where heavily used route-ways meet a slope, and the breaking of the topsoil causes a cycle of erosion resulting in the typical incised trackway.

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<1> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, 1m DSM Composite (25/06/2018) (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

A sinuous depression orientated north-east to south-west is clearly visible. This feature is c.165m long and c.20m wide.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 260/2, 1838 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts an unenclosed lane at this location.

<3> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

The lane or trackway is depicted on this map.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ5544, 1874 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts an uneclosed lane or trackway.

<5> Cheshire Historic Environment Record, Various, Historic Environment Record Site Visit Record, ECH6536, 02/07/2018 (Unpublished Document). SCH5294.

The Holloway is at least in part a natural feature which the lane later followed. It is still probable that the lane deepened and widened the base of this feature.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1>XY Digital Archive: Environment Agency. 2003-2020. Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys. N/A. 1m DSM Composite (25/06/2018). [Mapped features: #50650 1m DSM Composite (25/06/2018); #50651 1m DSM Composite (25/06/2018)]
  • <2> Maps and Plans: See map for surveyor. c.1837-51. Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards. EDT 260/2, 1838.
  • <3> Maps and Plans: Bryant, A.. 1831. Map of the County Palatine of Chester. 1 inch to 1 1/4 mile.
  • <4> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile. SJ5544, 1874.
  • <5> Unpublished Document: Cheshire Historic Environment Record. Various. Historic Environment Record Site Visit Record. ECH6536, 02/07/2018.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 557 447 (71m by 170m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ54SE
Civil Parish MARBURY CUM QUOISLEY, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County MARBURY CUM QUOISLEY, MARBURY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 4 2018 2:55PM