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| HER Number: | MDV126793 |
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| Name: | Possible quarries east of Parkland, Cornwood |
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Summary
Three large pits or hollows are visible on aerial photographs of the 1960s and visualisations derived from lidar data as earthworks on the south-west facing slopes east of Parkland, Cornwood. The pits might be the remains of quarries of medieval to post-medieval date, or possibly be natural in origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 594 618 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Undated)
- QUARRY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
British Geological Survey, BGS 50000 scale digital geology (Website). SDV358790.
The hollows are close to the interface between Dartmoor granite intrusions and upper Devonian slate geologies to the south-west.
Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7109, RAF/58/7109 F42 0130-0131 22-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351186.
Two earthwork hollows are visible.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5961 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
Three earthwork hollows are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Three pits or hollows measuring from 36m to 135m across are visible on aerial photographs of the 1960s on the south-west facing slopes east of Parkland.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pits depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map, and the pits might be the remains of quarries of medieval to post-medieval date that had passed out of use prior to the early 19th century.
However, no reference to quarries is noted in the relevant plots on Tithe Apportionments for Cornwood. The pits roughly follow the 750m contour, which is close to the interface between Dartmoor granite and slate geologies to the south-west, and it is possible that the hollows formed naturally at springheads, several of which are recorded in this area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351186 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7109. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/7109 F42 0130-0131 22-NOV-1965. [Mapped feature: #122604 ] |
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| SDV358790 | Website: British Geological Survey. BGS 50000 scale digital geology. http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology/wms?. Website. |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5961 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 31 2019 5:00PM |
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