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HER Number: | MDV127732 |
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Name: | Extractive pit north-west of Ley Farm, Aveton Gifford |
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Summary
A roughly circular pit visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 is probably the remains of a quarry or extractive pit of post-medieval to early 19th century date. The pit has been largely levelled.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 672 497 |
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Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Aveton Gifford |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | AVETON GIFFORD |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3082-3083 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
A pit or hollow is visible as an earthwork.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6749 18-JUN-1999 – 31-MAR-2003 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
A dark cropmark of a pit is visible.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6749 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
A shallow pit or hollow is visible as a very subtle earthwork.
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.
A roughly circular pit circa 16m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 as an earthwork on the east facing slope north-west of Ley Farm.
The pit is interpreted as the remains of a small quarry or extractive pit of post-medieval to early 19th century date.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any feature depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey and therefore probably passed out of use prior to circa 1840.
The pit has probable been largely levelled but is visible as a very slight earthwork hollow on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3082-3083 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #124540 ] |
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SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX6749 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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SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6749 18-JUN-1999 – 31-MAR-2003. |
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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: | Feb 28 2020 4:56PM |
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