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Summary

Earthworks of a sub-oval pit and an irregularly shaped bank, interpreted as a post-medieval or early to mid-19th century quarry with associated spoil heap, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. The extractive pit had passed out of use by the late-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46SE/79

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• SPOIL HEAP (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

1954, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV144047.

'old quarry' indicated on os 6"(1907) shown but not indicated on os 6" (1954) (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV144048.

Des=os 6"(1907)117ne.

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

The pit corresponds with an earthwork labelled as ‘Old Quarry’.

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

The pit corresponds with an earthwork labelled as ‘Old Quarry’.

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.

Earthworks of a sub-oval pit and an irregularly shaped bank are visible.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., 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.

Earthworks of a sub-oval pit and an irregularly shaped bank, both circa 24 metres long, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
The pit corresponds with an earthwork labelled as ‘Old Quarry’ on both the late-19th century and early-20th century First and Second Edition Ordnance Survey maps. A curvilinear earthwork is also shown in this location on the 2021 Ordnance Survey MasterMap.
The earthworks are therefore interpreted as a post-medieval or early to mid-19th century quarry with associated spoil heap that had passed out of use by the late-19th century.
The earthworks are not visible on other available aerial imagery owing to thick tree cover of Ashleigh Blaxton Coppice.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

The pit partly corresponds with a curvilinear earthwork.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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