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Summary

Three pits visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s are probably the remains of small quarries or extractive pits of post-medieval date, possibly for wall building material.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to World War II - 1540 AD to 1945 AD)
• QUARRY (Post Medieval to World War II - 1540 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

George Braund and Henry Hearn, 1840, The Parish of Abbotsham in the county of Devon surveyed for the commutation of Tithe (Cartographic). SDV349348.

The pits are not depicted.

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

The pits are not depicted, but a further pit is depicted and annotated as quarry.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/132, NMR RAF/106G/UK/LA132 5054-5055 14-FEB-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349061.

Three earthwork pits are visible.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4027 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349355.

The earthworks are obscured by scrub.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

Three small pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s, centred on circa SS 40722729, SS40752729 and SS40772728. The pits appear to abut the line of a fence or wall, depicted on the Abbotsham tithe map of 1840, and are possibly the remains of small quarries for building material for the repair or construction of the wall. The pits cannot be clearly seen on the most recent images available to the survey as the area is covered with scrub vegetation. The pits are not depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map, but may be associated with, or potentially post-date, a quarry located immediately to the north-west which is depicted.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011-2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
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SDV349061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/132. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/LA132 5054-5055 14-FEB-1945.
SDV349348	Cartographic: George Braund and Henry Hearn. 1840. The Parish of Abbotsham in the county of Devon surveyed for the commutation of Tithe. Tithe Map.
SDV349355	Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4027 04-MAY-2007.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)

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