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| HER Number: | MDV103327 |
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| Name: | Quarry Pit at Pickwell Down |
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Summary
An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork then a cropmark on aerial photographs between 1946 and 2001. Probably associated with a nearby gravel quarry, it is likely to be of mid twentieth century date. Below ground remains are likely to survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 458 412 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Georgeham |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GEORGEHAM |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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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, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
No features are depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3140-3141 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork.
Next Perspectives, 2001, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4543 22-MAY-2001 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349376.
The pit is visible as a dark cropmark.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
An irregularly shaped pit with a maximum width of 15 metres is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, and as a cropmark on aerial photographs dating to 2001. It is likely to be associated with a nearby gravel quarry (MDV103326) that first operated before the late nineteenth century and may have been reused in the Second World War. This pit is not depicted on 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey mapping and is likely to be of mid twentieth century date. Although apparently levelled by cultivation, buried remains are likely to survive below ground.
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). |
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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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| SDV349376 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2001. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4543 22-MAY-2001. |
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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 3140-3141 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #62796 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103326 | Related to: Quarry at Pickwell Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2020 5:56PM |
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