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| HER Number: | MDV103349 |
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| Name: | Quarry Pit on Pickwell Down |
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Summary
One of several probable quarry pits, dating to the twentieth century and perhaps opened during the Second World War, is visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs between 1946 and 2010. Earthworks may survive as well as below-ground remains.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 465 415 |
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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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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1901 AD (Between) to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
No quarry is depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3141-3142 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4641 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349899.
The pit is visible as a dark cropmark and possible earthwork.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
An irregularly shaped pit is visible on aerial photographs between 1946 and 2010 as an earthwork and a cropmark. Its maximum dimensions are 27 by 32 metres and it is likely to be twentieth century in origin, as no quarry or earthwork is depicted in this location on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey mapping. It has clear edges in 1946 and may have been one of many small pits in the vicinity that were used during the Second World War. Earthworks may survive as well as below-ground remains.
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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| SDV349899 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4641 04-MAY-2007. [Mapped feature: #62822 ] |
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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 3141-3142 13-MAY-1946. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV131791 | Related to: Pickwell Down, Georgeham (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 28 2021 9:30AM |
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