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Summary

An irregularly shaped earthwork pit, visible on images derived from Lidar data captured between 1998 and 2007, is interpreted as a post-medieval quarry that passed out of use before the late nineteenth century. It is likely to survive as an earthwork within woodland and could be assciated with similar nearby features.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CHALK PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

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

Shapwick Coppice is named and depicted as broadleaf woodland.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3349-3350 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The area is obscured by tree cover.

Environment Agency, 1998-2011, Lidar data JPEG SY39SW DTM, LIDAR SY39SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2011 (Cartographic). SDV356464.

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.

An irregularly shaped pit in two parts is visible on Lidar data captured between 1998 and 2007. Measuring approximately 36 by 32 metres and consisting of two roughly semi-circular earthworks, it appears to have been created in two phases, the larger pit perhaps before the smaller downslope pit. It is not depicted on the late nineteenth century mapping and is interpreted as a post-medieval quarry, perhaps associated with those to the east (MDV106630). However it was not visible on any of the available aerial photographs of the area dating from 1946 due to tree cover and interpretation is tentative. Earthwork remains are very likely to survive within the woodland.

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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SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3349-3350 13-APR-1946.
SDV356464	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2011. Lidar data JPEG SY39SW DTM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY39SW DTM Environment Agency 1998-2011. [Mapped feature: #66164 ]

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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