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| HER Number: | MDV103259 |
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| Name: | Quarry Pits South of Lower Mattocks |
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Summary
Two probable former quarries or extractive pits of probable post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as earthwork pits on south-facing combe slopes overlooking the confluence of the River Yeo and its tributaries, roughly halfway between Lower Mattocks Down and Bugford. The precise function of the pits is unknown but they had probably passed out of use by the late nineteenth century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 599 430 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | East Down |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST DOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1889 AD)
- 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 earthworks do not correspond with any depicted map features.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 4292-4293 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
Two roughly circular earthwork depressions are visible.
Next Perspectives, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5943 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350196.
The roughly circular earthwork depressions remain visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Two probable former quarries or extractive pits of probable post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as sub-circular earthwork pits up to 22 metres in diameter, centred on circa SS59924310 and SS59944307 on south-facing combe slopes overlooking the confluence of the River Yeo and its tributaries, roughly halfway between Lower Mattocks Down and Bugford. The pits remain visible as earthworks and cropmarks on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in May 2007. The precise function of the pits is unknown but they are not depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and had therefore probably passed out of use by the 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). |
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| 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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| SDV349927 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 4292-4293 13-MAY-1946. |
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| SDV350196 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5943 03-MAY-2007. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2012 5:33PM |
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