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| HER Number: | MDV105947 |
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| Name: | Quarry Pit East of South Combe Farm |
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Summary
A probable former quarry or extractive pit of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from Lidar data as an earthwork to the east of South Combe Farm, Sidmouth. It had probably passed of use by the early 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 145 879 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY18NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SALCOMBE REGIS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 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 depicted feature.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 3217-3218 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A roughly circular earthwork pit is visible.
Environment Agency, 2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SY1487 Environment Agency D0075770-D0075772 Nov 2006 - Mar 2007; (Cartographic). SDV355859.
A roughly circular 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 probable former quarry or extractive pit of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from Lidar data as an earthwork to the east of South Combe Farm, Sidmouth. The pit is cut into steep east facing combe slopes and is roughly circular is shape, measuring upto approximately 40 metres in diameter. The product of the pit is unknown. It is not depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map and had probably passed of use by the early 19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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 3217-3218 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV355859 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY1487 Environment Agency D0075770-D0075772 Nov 2006 - Mar 2007;. [Mapped feature: #65375 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV63213 | Related to: Chalk Pit to the East of South Combe Farm, Sidmouth (Monument) |
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: | May 21 2014 5:54PM |
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