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| HER Number: | MDV103197 |
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| Name: | Quarry Pits South-East of Smythen Farm |
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Summary
Earthwork pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1989 on the south-west facing slopes of a shallow combe roughly 600 metres to the north-west of Smythen Cross. The pits are probably the remains of former quarreis of possible medieval to post-medieval date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 559 443 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Berrynarbor |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRYNARBOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The pits do not correspond with any features depicted.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89114, NMR OS/89114 686-687 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350315.
Earthwork pits are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
At least four pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1989 as earthworks on the south-west facing slopes of a shallow combe roughly 600 metres to the north-west of Smythen Cross, centred on circa SS55144434. The date and function of the pits is unknown but they are probably the remains of former quarry pits, possibly of medieval or post-medieval date. The pits do not correspond with any features depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map and had therefore probably passed out of use by circa the 1880s. The three pits south-west of the lane from Smythen Cross to Smythen farm remain visible as subtle earthworks on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in May 2007, but that to the north-east appears to have been largely levelled, possibly by the conversion of the field from pasture to arable cultivation.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV350315 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89114. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89114 686-687 04-MAY-1989. [Mapped feature: #62684 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 15 2012 3:47PM |
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