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Summary

A mound of unknown date and function is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and images derived from lidar data captured in 2013 as an earthwork on the north-east facing slopes to the west of Colmansford Bridge, Ideford.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NE/214

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) QUARRY (Unknown date)
• SPOIL HEAP? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

British Geological Survey, BGS 50000 scale digital geology (Website). SDV358790.

The mound corresponds with the north-east corner of Plot 365, Hackerburrow Orchard.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.

Vis=3/4/1997 (ea) small amount of quarrying from rocky outcrop on top of small hillock, 14m x 10m, 2m deep.

WHICH EXTENDS NE TOWARDS STREAM, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310029.

To ne of quarry on slope are 2 mounds, probably outcrops/spoil heaps. At bottom of slope is bank/edge of terrace, c.1.7m high, possibly the edge of floodplain (which extends ne towards stream), or alternatively a field boundary.

NO. 365, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310030.

Quarry is in field called `hacherburrow orchard' (no.365) on tm.

102SW, 1890, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310031.

Not shown on modern 1:10,000 map (1992) or on 1st ed 6" (102sw, 1890) (ea).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310032.

Des=ea/(3/4/1997)/haldon ridge survey.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310033.

Manning, p. T. + walmsley, l. P. /devon county council haldon ridge archaeological survey phase ii/(1997)11; no 426/(ea report 97.43).

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3087-3088 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX87NE Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

A mound is visible as an earthwork.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

An irregularly shaped mound up to circa 55m across is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and images derived from lidar data captured in 2013 as an earthwork on the north-east facing slopes to the west of Colmansford Bridge, Ideford.
The mound is not depicted as an earthwork on the 19th century maps available to the survey but does match the corner of plot 365 on the Tithe Map for Ideford, listed as Hackerburrow Orchard.
The function of the mound is unknown, but the map evidence might support the interpretation that the mound is evidence of extractive activity, probably a spoil mound, that predates the early 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV310029	Migrated Record: WHICH EXTENDS NE TOWARDS STREAM.
SDV310030	Migrated Record: NO. 365.
SDV310031	Migrated Record: 102SW, 1890.
SDV310032	Migrated Record:
SDV310033	Migrated Record:
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3087-3088 04-NOV-1946.
SDV358790	Website: British Geological Survey. BGS 50000 scale digital geology. http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology/wms?. Website.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV361514	Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX87NE Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #114288 ]
SDV79	Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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