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Summary

The earthwork pits and trackways of a former gravel quarry are visible on aerial photographs between 1946 and 2007. They are likely to have origins in or before the nineteenth century, and may have been reused during the Second World War; they survive as earthworks. Two nearby quarry pits and a large ruinous structure may be associated with this complex.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GRAVEL PIT (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1751 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Two pits are depicted but not marked, with a linear area demarcated but not annotated, to the north-west.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Two 'Old Gravel Pits' are marked and depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3140-3141 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.

Three irregularly shaped pits are visible as earthworks.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4543 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349344.

Two of the pits are clearly visible as earthworks, the site of the third is overgrown, and the linear area marked on the 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey map appears to be a shallow trackway.

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

The earthwork pits and trackways of a former gravel quarry are visible on aerial photographs between 1946 and 2007. Two large pits are depicted on 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey mapping and marked on 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey maps as ‘Old Gravel Pits’, to the south-east of a linear trackway, giving the complex a nineteenth century, or earlier, date. Both of these pits, the trackway and an additional pit of 17 metres width are visible on aerial photographs from 1946, with two buildings, probably indicating the reuse of the gravel pits in the Second World War; at least one of the earlier pits appears to have been enlarged. The pits and trackway are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs dating to 2007, and are likely to survive well, albeit overgown. Two nearby quarry pits and a large ruinous structure may be associated with this complex.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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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SDV349344	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4543 04-MAY-2007.
SDV349927	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3140-3141 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #62795 ]

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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