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Summary

A large, roughly circular depression visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and images derived from Lidar, is probably the remains of a former quarry or marl pit of post medieval date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Plot 948 on the Littleham Tithe Map of 1844 is recorded as 'Pit Field' within the Tithe Apportionment.

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

The earthwork does not correspond with any depicted feature.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96567, OS/96567 102 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355696.

A large earthwork depression is visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, Lidar data JPEG SY08SW DSM, LIDAR SY08SW DSM Environment Agency 1998-2012 (Cartographic). SDV355443.

A large earthwork depression is visible.

Turner, S.C., 2005 - 2006, Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping (Cartographic). SDV349122.

The surrounding 19th century field pattern has been characterised as Barton Fields.

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

A large, roughly circular depression approximately 30 metres in diameter is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and images derived from Lidar acquired between 1998 and 2012 to the east of Crowden Plantation. One of three similar features in close proximity, it is probably the remains of a former quarry or marl pit of post medieval date. No quarry or old quarry pit is depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map in precisely the same location or extent. However a deviation in the line of the former field boundary located immediately to the south, does roughly correspond with the position of the earthwork. This might indicate the pit predates the enclosure of the surrounding field system, which has been characterised from the first edition map as Barton Fields of probable post medieval date, but that it probably passed out of use prior to the 19th century. A smaller pond, depicted immediately to the east, might be the vestiges of the larger pit.

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349122	Cartographic: Turner, S.C.. 2005 - 2006. Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping. Digital.
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV355443	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. Lidar data JPEG SY08SW DSM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY08SW DSM Environment Agency 1998-2012. [Mapped feature: #65217 ]
SDV355696	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96567. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/96567 102 08-MAY-1996.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1

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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