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Summary

A quarry of probable twentieth century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2012, to the south of Bickwell Farm, Sidmouth.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (XX - 1930 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The quarry is not depicted; the field is symbolised as an orchard.

Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.

The quarry is not depicted; the field is symbolised as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 3224-3225 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

An irregularly shaped earthwork pit is visible, partly obscured by trees.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, Lidar data JPEG SY18NW DSM, LIDAR SY18NW DSM Environment Agency 1998-2012 (Cartographic). SDV356165.

An 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 quarry of probable twentieth century date is visible as an earthwork pit on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2012, to the south of Bickwell Farm, Sidmouth. The pit is located on the north-east facing slopes approximately 300 metres to the south of Bickwell Farm, Sidmouth. It is substantial earthwork circa 75 metres long and 30 metres wide. It is now within the grounds of Bickwell House but on maps from the 1840s Tithe map for Sidmouth to the Ordnance Survey fourth edition 25 inch map of the 1930s much of the area it covers is depicted as an Orchard. The south-western limit of the pit corresponds with the field boundary of the orchard but the north-eastern boundary extends through the orchard enclosure boundary, as is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s. This might support the interpretation that the earthwork pit postdates the orchards and is be associated with the construction of Bickwell House.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336668	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth 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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SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 3224-3225 13-APR-1946.
SDV356165	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. Lidar data JPEG SY18NW DSM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY18NW DSM Environment Agency 1998-2012. [Mapped feature: #65352 ]

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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