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| HER Number: | MDV103411 |
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| Name: | Adit on Clorridge Hill |
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Summary
A Post Medieval rectangular adit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs on the north east slope of Clorridge Hill, Combe Martin. Several tracks leading towards it from the north and east are also visible. The area is known to have been mined for silver and lead since the Medieval period, and there is a disused quarry to the south east.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 582 463 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Combe Martin |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COMBE MARTIN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1459807
- National Monuments Record: SS 54 NE 85
- Pastscape
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ADIT (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1901 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The earthwork does not correspond to any depicted features.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF 82/1281 (F22), NMR RAF 82/1281 (F22) 0051 29-AUG-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350653.
A rectangular pit is visible as an earthwork.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89114, OS/89114 659 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350315.
The area is obscured by vegetation cover.
Exmoor National Park, 2009, Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme (Archive - Survey). SDV350587.
A Post Medieval rectangular adit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs on the north east side of Clorridge Hill, Combe Martin, located as SS 5822 4633. It measures approximately 3 metres wide. Several tracks leading towards it from the north and east are also visible. The area has been mined for silver and lead since the Medieval period, and there is a disused limestone quarry to the south east at SS 563 482 known as Park Quarry. It is not clear from the photographs whether this adit is connected with mineral extraction or was constructed as drainage for Park Quarry. The adit is not visible on later photographs taken in 1989 but this may be due to vegetation cover.
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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| SDV350315 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89114. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/89114 659 04-MAY-1989. |
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| SDV350587 | Archive - Survey: Exmoor National Park. 2009. Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme. Digital. |
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| SDV350653 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF 82/1281 (F22). Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF 82/1281 (F22) 0051 29-AUG-1955. [Mapped feature: #62891 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 12 2012 12:16PM |
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