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Summary

An irregular pit, visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs taken from 1946 to 2010, is also visible as an earthwork on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2007. It interpreted as a possible modern quarry or marlpit that went out of use prior to the late nineteenth century, although it is possible that it is a natural feature. Earthworks are very likely to survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD)

Full description

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

No features are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/91420 3236-3237 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.

An irregular pit is visible as a dark cropmark.

Environment Agency, 2006-2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SS4730SW Environment Agency D0072779 03-NOV-2006 to 03-FEB-2007 (Cartographic). SDV349850.

An irregular pit is visible as an earthwork.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4730 08-APR-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349899.

An irregular dark cropmark is visible.

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

An irregular pit, visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs taken from 1946 to 2010, is also visible as an earthwork on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2007. It is irregular in shape, and circa 25 by 8 metres. It may be a modern quarry or marlpit, presumably one that went out of use prior to the late nineteenth century as it is not marked on the 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey mapping. Although it could be a natural feature, a paler area around the dark cropmark suggests differential drainage into a cut pit. Earthworks are very likely to survive.

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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SDV349553	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/91420 3236-3237 15-APR-1946.
SDV349850	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006-2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS4730SW Environment Agency D0072779 03-NOV-2006 to 03-FEB-2007. [Mapped feature: #62046 ]
SDV349899	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4730 08-APR-2010.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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