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Summary

An earthwork pit is visible overlooking Sandy Cove, Otterton, on aerial photographs and other remote sensing images of 1945 onwards. The earthwork is probably the remains of a former quarry or extraction pit of post medieval to 19th century 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 Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The earthwork does not correspond with any depicted feature.

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

The earthwork does not correspond with any depicted feature.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF 106G/UK/521, NMR SY 0985/11 RAF 30295/PSFO 0069 16-JUL-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356156.

A possible quarry pit is visible at the cliff edge.

Environment Agency, 2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SY0985 Environment Agency D0082742 Mar - Apr 2007 (Cartographic). SDV355859.

An 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 semi-circular earthwork pit is visible on aerial photographs and other remote sensing images overlooking Sandy Cove, Otterton. The earthwork measures up to approximately 50 metres in diameter and appears to abut the cliff edge. It seems probable that the pit is the remains of a former quarry or extraction pit of post medieval to 19th century date which has at been partly lost to coastal erosion. It does not correspond with any features depicted on the tithe map for Otterton or the Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map and probably therefore passed out of use prior to the 1840s.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe 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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SDV355859	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0985 Environment Agency D0082742 Mar - Apr 2007. [Mapped feature: #65335 ]
SDV356156	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/521. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SY 0985/11 RAF 30295/PSFO 0069 16-JUL-1945.

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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