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| HER Number: | MDV114481 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pit on West Down |
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Summary
A small extractive pit and spoil heap of possible medieval date was visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork on West Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 477 707 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Unknown date)
- SPOIL HEAP (Unknown date)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
- SPOIL HEAP (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/V17/170/0016-17 (Interpretation). SDV346287.
The transcriptions of an extractive pit and spoil heap from aerial photographs RAF/V17/170/0016-17, corresponds to a database record of an extractive pit recorded as being of ‘unknown medieval’ date. The transcription is noted as being part of a complex of mining remains across West Down.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.
The aerial photograph reference given in the Tamar Valley NMP transcription attributes is incomplete; the date of the photograph is not included.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346287 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF/V17/170/0016-17. [Mapped feature: #73820 ] |
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| SDV359374 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV114469 | Related to: Mining and Extractive Remains on West Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 19 2016 3:16PM |
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