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| HER Number: | MDV103372 |
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| Name: | Possible Quarry East of Turnpike Cross |
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Summary
A possible quarry pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947. It is likely to date to the early twentieth century. The earthworks are not visible on later available aerial photographs and are likely to have been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 486 439 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | West Down |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST DOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44SE/116
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XX to World War II - 1906 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No features are depicted in this location, although a roughly circular pit is depicted to the north.
Royal Air Force, 19/05/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2082 3072-3073 19-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350392.
A roughly circular pit is visible as an earthwork.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3280-3281 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A pit is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A roughly circular pit is visible as an earthwork, circa 23 metres in diameter, on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947. Upcast on the north side and a possible linear bank or unexcavated area within the pit are also visible. It bears some similarities to an embanked enclosure to the east (MDV103370) that may be of Second World War date. However it appears to be deeper, and is similar in form to a probable quarry depicted as a pit on the 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey mapping to the north, at approximately SS4871944322. The feature is therefore tentatively interpreted as a quarry pit of probable early twentieth century date, and may have been used during the Second World War. The earthworks are not visible on later available aerial photographs and are likely to have been levelled.
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 3280-3281 13-MAY-1946. |
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| SDV350392 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 19/05/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2082 3072-3073 19-MAY-1947. [Mapped feature: #62848 ] |
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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: | Dec 5 2012 3:15PM |
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