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HER Number:MDV105102
Name:Quarry to the northwest of Lower Kilngate

Summary

A former quarry of modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards, to the northwest of Lower Kilngate.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 871 535
Map Sheet:SX85SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDittisham
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDITTISHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/AC41, RAF/AC41 V 004-005 30-APR-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352349.

The former quarry is visible as an earthwork pit.

Royal Air Force, 1960, RAF/58/3510, RAF/58/3510 F22 245-246 22-APR-1960 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352221.

The former quarry is visible as an earthwork pit.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89037, OS/89037 V 128-29 07-MAR-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352115.

The former quarry has been levelled.

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

A former quarry of modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards, to the northwest of Lower Kilngate. The quarry is sub-oval in shape, measures approximately 17m in length and remains visible as a shallow earthwork pit on aerial photographs of 1960, although appears to have been completely levelled by 1989.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351146Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV352115Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89037. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89037 V 128-29 07-MAR-1989.
SDV352221Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1960. RAF/58/3510. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/3510 F22 245-246 22-APR-1960. [Mapped feature: #64564 ]
SDV352349Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/AC41. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/AC41 V 004-005 30-APR-1942.

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)

Date Last Edited:Nov 12 2021 3:47PM