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Monument Number 1488103
Hob Uid: 1488103
Location : Somerset Somerset West and Taunton Exmoor
Grid Ref : SS8049035690
Summary : Two small pits near Kingsland Pits, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards, may be the remains of quarries or adits of post-medieval date. Located on steep north-west facing slopes above Sherdon Water, the pits are sub-rectangular in shape and measure up to circa 10 metres in size.
More information : Two small pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards, near Kingsland Pits at circa SS 80493569. The pits are located on steep north-west facing slopes above Sherdon Water, between 300 and 315 metres above Ordnance Datum, and are sub-rectangular in shape, measuring up to circa 10 metres in size. They may be the remains of disused quarries or adits of post-medieval date. (1-2)

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Source Number : 1
Source : Vertical aerial photograph reference number
Source details : NMR RAF CPE/UK/1980 (F20) 4364-5 11-APR-1947
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Source Number : 2
Source : Vertical aerial photograph reference number
Source details : ENPA MAL INFRA RED 77014 091 20-MAY-1977
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Quarry, Adit
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SS 83 NW 77
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Associated Activities : Primary, ENGLISH HERITAGE: EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK NMP
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2007-04-01
End Date : 2009-07-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1488103