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| HER Number: | MDV49018 |
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| Name: | Quarry on Roborough Down |
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Summary
An irregularly shaped pit interpreted as a quarry or possible tin extractive pit of between medieval to 19th century date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 525 644 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bickleigh (SH) |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a fragmentary field system with post medieval tin working trial pits on south Roborough Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/329
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- QUARRY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Old Quarry' indicated on the early 20th century (1907) historic map (but not shown on previous version). Shown but not indicated on later 20th century (1954) edition.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4176-4177 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5264 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
An irregularly shaped pit, circa 30m long by 10m wide, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The pit corresponds with an earthwork labelled as ‘Old Quarry’ on the early 20th century Second Edition Ordnance Survey map. It is interpreted as being of between medieval to 19th century date and it may be associated with the tin workings recorded to the immediate west (MDV25632).
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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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5264 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4176-4177 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #123591 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25632 | Related to: Extractive or prospection pits on Roborough Down, Bickleigh (Monument) |
| MDV25638 | Related to: Field system on Roborough Down, Bickleigh and Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 24 2020 4:42PM |
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