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HER Number:MDV42599
Name:Gravel Pit at east end of Station Road, Seaton

Summary

Back slope of shingle bar used as a gravel pit in the 19th and early 20th century. The site is now developed.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 250 899
Map Sheet:SY28NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSeaton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSEATON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY28NE/178

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • GRAVEL PIT (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Gravel Pit marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.


Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The gravel pit is illustrated and labelled as an 'Old Gravel Pit.'


Ordnance Survey, 1938, 83SE + 95NE. Revision of 1933/1903 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV335975.

Site shown as built up on the 1933 6 inch Ordnance Survey map.


Parkinson, M., 1985, The Axe Estuary and its Marshes, 57 (Article in Serial). SDV122290.

Back slope of a shingle bar used as a gravel pit in the 19th and early 20th century.


Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV122290Article in Serial: Parkinson, M.. 1985. The Axe Estuary and its Marshes. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 117. A5 Paperback. 57.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV335975Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1938. 83SE + 95NE. Revision of 1933/1903 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #91452 ]
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 6 2015 12:40PM