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| HER Number: | MDV107815 |
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| Name: | Quarry at Knightswood Farm |
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Summary
A quarry of probable post-medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946, at Knightswood Farm. The survival of this former quarry after 1946 is largely unclear, although is likely to have been completely levelled during landscaping works associated with construction of Knightswood Farm from 1992 onwards.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 025 058 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST00NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Cullompton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CULLOMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4304-05 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.
The quarry is visible as an earthwork pit.
Geonex UK, 1992, /49/92, Devon County Council Geonex/49/92 16-17 13-MAY-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356903.
The quarry is likely to have been completely levelled during landscaping works associated with construction of Knightswood Farm from 1992 onwards.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A quarry of probable post-medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1946, at Knightswood Farm. The oval-shaped quarry pit measures approximately 32m in length by 18m in width and is situated in an area characterised by similar such features. The survival of this former quarry after 1946 is largely unclear, although is likely to have been completely levelled during landscaping works associated with construction of Knightswood Farm from 1992 onwards.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV356902 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4304-05 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #67211 ] |
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| SDV356903 | Aerial Photograph: Geonex UK. 1992. /49/92. Geonex Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council Geonex/49/92 16-17 13-MAY-1992. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2019 11:47AM |
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