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| HER Number: | MDV29390 |
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| Name: | Quarry in King's Wood, West Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Quarry pit just inside wood edge. Several small spoil dumps around the edge of the quarry. The trace of a trackway leads off showing as a depression up to 2 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 726 662 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/125
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Constructed, XIX to Late 20th Century - 1900 AD (Between) to 1985 AD (Between))
- TRACKWAY (Constructed, XIX to Late 20th Century - 1900 AD (Between) to 1985 AD (Between))
Full description
McCrone, P., 1985, An Archaeological Survey of Some Dartmoor Woodlands, 17, KW28 and KW33, fig (Report - Survey). SDV360479.
Quarry pit - SX 7264 6623.
Large depression (15m by 10m) up to 2.5m deep just inside the wood edge. There are several small spoil mounds around the quarry. A track can be traced running north towards Wotton Farm. This appears as a linear depression about 1.5m wide and up to 0.5m deep.
McCrone, P., 1985, Visit (woodland survey) (Worksheet). SDV281898.
(March 1985) SX 7264 6623. Quarry pit just inside wood edge. Several small spoil dumps around the edge of the quarry. The trace of a trackway leads off showing as a depression up to 2 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep. Plan on worksheet.
Environment Agency WMS, 2021, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.
Quarry and footpath visible on the lidar data.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV281898 | Worksheet: McCrone, P.. 1985. Visit (woodland survey). Worksheet. Unknown. |
| SDV360479 | Report - Survey: McCrone, P.. 1985. An Archaeological Survey of Some Dartmoor Woodlands. Dartmoor National Park Authority. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 17, KW28 and KW33, fig. |
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| SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2021. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139117 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7430 - Woodland Survey (1985) in Wray Cleave, Sanduck Wood, Caseley Wood, Kings Wood and Fingle Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 27 2022 11:01AM |
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