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Summary

A small roughly circular earthwork depression, probably the remains of a quarry pit of post-medieval date, is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards on the south facing combe slope to the east of Henstridge Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1889 AD)

Full description

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

The possible quarry is not depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 3050-3051 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.

A small irregularly shaped earthwork depression is visible.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:SS5844 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350196.

The earthwork depression remains visible.

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

A small roughly circular shaped earthwork depression is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards on the south facing combe slopes to the east of Henstridge Farm. The earthwork is probably the remains of a quarry pit of post-medieval date. The possible quarry remains visible as a subtle earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in May 2007, a possible access track visible as an east to west orientated hollow immediately to the south of the pit. A similar if smaller earthwork pit circa 380 metres to the east-north-east is depicted but not annotated on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map. The pit recorded here is not depicted, which might support the interpretation it had passed out of use prior to the First Edition 25inch map’s publication in circa 1889.

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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SDV349996	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 3050-3051 11-JUL-1946.
SDV350196	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:SS5844 03-MAY-2007. [Mapped feature: #62712 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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