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Summary

A quarry of probable post-medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010, within Aller Wood.The former quarry pit is completely obscured by dense tree cover of Aller Wood and was not visible on aerial photographs or other digital images.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The site of the quarry is first symbolised on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0406 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005-05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

The quarry is visible as an earthwork pit.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A quarry of probable post-medieval to modern date is visible as an earthwork pit on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010, within Aller Wood. The irregular shaped quarry pit is first symbolised on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. It measures approximately 38m in length by 18m in width and is situated in an area characterised by similar such features. The former quarry pit is completely obscured by dense tree cover of Aller Wood and was not visible on aerial photographs or other digital images made available to the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV357033	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0406 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005-05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #67230 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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