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HER Number: | MDV124516 |
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Name: | Extractive pit on Ideford Common, Ideford |
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Summary
A possible extractive pit of probable 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946, as an earthwork on the eastern slopes of Ideford Common, Ideford.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 902 786 |
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Map Sheet: | SX97NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Ideford |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | IDEFORD |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GRAVEL PIT (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4087-4088 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
A pit is visible as a shallow earthwork.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
A shallow and irregularly shaped pit up to circa 55m across is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946, to the eastern edge of Ideford Common, Ideford. The earthworks are interpreted as an extractive pit, probably a gravel pit of 19th century date.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV352344 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4087-4088 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #114827 ] |
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SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
Date Last Edited: | Jan 9 2019 12:31PM |
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