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Summary

A possible former quarry of possible medieval or post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1950s and digital images derived from lidar data as an earthwork pit on a west facing slope, south-west of Headway Cross.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The earthwork pit does not correspond with any features depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/520, RAF/541/520 3036-3037 13-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352112.

A large, irregularly shaped earthwork pit is visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, Lidar data JPEG SX97SW DTM, LIDAR SX97SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2012 (Cartographic). SDV352356.

A large, irregularly shaped earthwork 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 possible former quarry of possible medieval or post-medieval date is visible as an earthwork pit on a west facing slope on aerial photographs of the 1950s and digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2012, south-west of Headway Cross. At over forty metres wide, this is evidence of a substantial former quarry or extractive pit. The earthwork does not correspond with any features depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, and probably therefore passed out of use prior to the 1880s.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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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SDV352112	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/520. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/520 3036-3037 13-MAY-1950.
SDV352356	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. Lidar data JPEG SX97SW DTM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX97SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2012.

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)
• EDV6116 - Archaeological Evaluation, Shepherds Lane Teignmouth (Ref: 12373)

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