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Summary

A possible former quarry or extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century origin was visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data as an earthwork pit on the north-east-facing slopes east of Beacon Down Lodge, Beacon Hill.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Linear features of unknown date recorded by geophysical survey at Beacon Rise

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

A small retilinear pit, possibly a pond, was depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/996, RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp4 6318-6319 12-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358938.

A broad but shallow earthwork pit was visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9494 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19 Dec 2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

A broad but shallow earthwork pit remained visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A possible former quarry or extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century origin was visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as an earthwork pit on the north-east-facing slopes east of Beacon Down Lodge, Beacon Hill.
The pit was roughly circular, shallow in depth but measured over 20 metres in diameter. A much smaller pit is depicted in roughly the same location in the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition Map of the 1880s-1890s. This might support the interpretation that the quarry had passed out of use by the late 19th century and is probably evidence that a small pond had formed or was made in the base of the former quarry pit.
The possible former quarry or extractive pit can be seen as a shallow earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data of 2005.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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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SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9494 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19 Dec 2005.
SDV358938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/996. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp4 6318-6319 12-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #72396 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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