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| HER Number: | MDV130377 |
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| Name: | Mound and pit south-west of Willestrew, Sydenham Damerel |
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Summary
A small irregular shaped mound and adjacent depression or pit are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007 south-west of Willestrew. They are interpreted as the remains of extractive work of post-medieval origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 431 779 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sydenham Damerel |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SYDENHAM DAMEREL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
- SPOIL HEAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthworks correspond with a curving projection in a depicted field boundary.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 03-FEB-2007 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
An irregular shaped mound and irregular shaped depression 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 Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.
A small irregular shaped mound 20 metres by 15 metres and adjacent irregular shaped pit 20 metres by 8 metres, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2007. They are situated on the boundary between agricultural land and plantation on an east-facing slope south-west of Willestrew.
The earthworks correspond with a curving projection in a field boundary depicted on the Tithe Map. The plot to the north is recorded as a plantation and the plot to the south is recorded as ‘Quarry Park’. A quarry is recorded to the north-west (MDV114185) and several spoil heap mounds and shafts are recorded to the north (MDV75976; MDV75977; and MDV75975).
The mound and depression are interpreted as the remains of extractive work of post-medieval origin, and around which the field boundary was established.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe 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 Area 1 (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 03-FEB-2007. [Mapped feature: #129520 ] |
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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 Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2021 3:28PM |
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