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Summary

A large clearly defined earthwork pit is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards. It is tentatively interpreted as an extraction pit that became disused prior to the late nineteenth century. It may have been partially infilled since.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

No features are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3359-3360 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

An earthwork pit is visible.

Environment Agency, 2006, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SY2592 Environment Agency D0064558 21-APR-2006 (Cartographic). SDV355899.

A slight earthwork is visible, with an irregular surface.

Next Perspectives, 2006, Pan Government Agreement, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY2592 17-JUN-2006 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352652.

A dark oval cropmark and earthwork is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A large clearly defined earthwork pit is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards. It measures circa 70 metres across at its widest visible extent, and is sited on higher ground immediately adjacent to Seaton Marshes on Colyford Common. It is not depicted on 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey mapping, and could be a former extraction pit that became disused prior to the late nineteenth century. It is not clearly visible on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006, and although earthworks are likely to survive, may have been partially infilled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3359-3360 13-APR-1946.
SDV352652	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2006. Pan Government Agreement. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY2592 17-JUN-2006. [Mapped feature: #65548 ]
SDV355899	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY2592 Environment Agency D0064558 21-APR-2006.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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