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| HER Number: | MDV128669 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit south of Yarnacombe Farm, Modbury |
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Summary
An oval hollow, probably an extractive pit or small quarry of 19th century date, is visible as an earthwork on the north-west facing slope south of Yarnacombe Farm on aerial photographs of 1946 and remains identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 683 525 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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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 (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD? to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4093-4094 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A pit is visible as an earthwork under pasture.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6852 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
A pit is identifiable as a 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.
An oval hollow is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork up to circa 30m across cut into the north-west facing slope to the south of south of Yarnacombe Farm.
The pit does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tiothe Map for Modbury or the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map.
It is interpreted as the remains of an extractive pit or small quarry of 19th century date that probably ceased to be worked by the early 19th century.
The pit remains identifiable as a subtle earthwork hollow on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
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 RS 4093-4094 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX6852 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #126374 ] |
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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: | Jun 29 2020 6:03PM |
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