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| HER Number: | MDV127104 |
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| Name: | Extractive pits south-west of Hawks’ Tor |
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Summary
Numerous extractive pits, probably stone quarries of post-medieval and later date are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013, across the slopes south-west of Hawks’ Tor, Shaugh Moor.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 553 624 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Probert, S., 1998, Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Fig. 9. (Report - Survey). SDV343481.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5562 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
Pits are identifiable as earthworks.
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.
Numerous oval and irregularly shaped pits approximately 2m to 8m in diameter are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 distributed over circa 2.7ha of south-west facing hillside belowHawks’ Tor, Shaugh Moor.
The pits are interpreted as the remains of prospecting pits or surface stone quarries, potentially of medieval, post-medieval or later date.
The larger pits were fully transcribed with a sample distribution of the smaller pits schematically transcribed to indicate the pit distribution. The full area of visible earthworks is indicated using an Extent of Feature polygon.
The distribution and extent corresponds to that recorded by Fletcher and Probert (see SDV343481).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV343481 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Probert, S.. 1998. Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. Fig. 9.. |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5562 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: | Dec 18 2019 4:58PM |
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