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Summary

A possible quarry pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs from 1945 and on images derived from Lidar data flown between 2001 and 2010. Its use is likely to pre-date the mid nineteenth century, but a natural origin cannot be ruled out.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

No features are depicted in this location, although the hedgebank appears to curve around the site of the earthwork.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3149-3150 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

A roughly circular depression is visible.

Environment Agency, 2001-2010, Lidar data JPEG SX64NW DTM, LIDAR SX64NW DTM Environment Agency 2001-2010 (Cartographic). SDV351394.

A roughly circular pit is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A roughly circular pit, 28 metres in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs from 1945 and on images derived from Lidar data flown between 2001 and 2010. It is close to a quarry depicted and annotated on historic mapping and may be another extraction pit. It is not depicted on the available historic mapping, but is likely to pre-date the mid nineteenth century tithe map, as the adjacent field boundary appears to respect the area of the pit. However the possibility that this is a natural feature cannot be ruled out.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351060	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3149-3150 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63616 ]
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV351394	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2001-2010. Lidar data JPEG SX64NW DTM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX64NW DTM Environment Agency 2001-2010.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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