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| HER Number: | MDV128542 |
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| Name: | Quarry north-west of Witchcombe Farm, Ugborough |
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Summary
A rectilinear pit identifiable on lidar derived visualisations as an earthwork cut into the north-west facing slopes of a combe to the north-west of Witchcombe Farm might be the site of Witchcombe, slate quarry. The quarry, potentially of post-medieval origin, must have passed out of use prior to the 1880s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 692 545 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks correspond with a pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s First Edition 25inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The pit is depicted as filled with trees and has therefore probbaly been unused for some time.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2196-2197 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
The pit is obscured by dense tree cover.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
A rectilinear pit is identifiable.
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 rectilinear pit is identifiable as an earthwork circa 30m by 40m in size cut into the north-west facing slopes of a combe to the north-west of Witchcombe Farm on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
The visible earthworks correspond with a pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map. A rectilinear structure depicted within the pit corresponds with a slight mound on the lidar derived visualisations.
It is possible that this site is the same as that recorded as Witchcombe, slate quarry (MDV5056).
The quarry, potentially of post-medieval origin, probably passed out of use prior to the 1880s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2196-2197 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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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| 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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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #126187 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5056 | Related to: QUARRY in the Parish of Ugborough (Monument) |
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: | Jun 18 2020 1:11PM |
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