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| HER Number: | MDV129412 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit under Ward Plantation, Bere Ferrers |
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Summary
An irregularly shaped pit, probably an extractive pit of late-19th to early 20th century origin is identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019 cut into the north-west facing slopes under Ward Plantation, Bere Ferrers.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 427 681 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (XIX to Edwardian - 1880 AD to 1906 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 25inch First Edition map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The visible earthworks correspond in part with a pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey Second Edition 25inch map.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
A pit and small mound are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.
An irregularly shaped pit circa 16mm wide and 20m long is identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 cut into the north-west facing slopes under the tree cover of Ward Plantation.
The earthwork is probably the remains of an extractive pit. It corresponds in part with a pit depicted on the early 20th century Ordnance Survey 25inch Second Edition map but might date to the late-19th century. It presumably remained in use into the later 20th century.
A probable spoil dump is identifiable as a small mound to the downslope end of the pit.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV363945 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363954 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 2 2020 4:54PM |
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