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HER Number:MDV108730
Name:Possible Quarry South West of Frogmore Cross

Summary

A possible quarry of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork pit on the north-west facing slopes south-west of Frogmore Cross.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 996 005
Map Sheet:SS90SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBroad Clyst
DistrictEast Devon

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY? (Unknown date)

Full description

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 2942-2943 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

A roughly circular or oval pit is visible.


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

A possible quarry of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs as a roughly circular earthwork pit approximately 40 metres in diameter, on the north-west facing slopes south-west of Frogmore Cross. A second quarry is visible immediately upslope near the summit of the hill.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV354836Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1967. BKS/2822. BKS Surveys Ltd. Photograph (Paper). BKS/2822 V 2942-2943 14-MAR-1967. [Mapped feature: #68078 ]
SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:Dec 17 2014 10:55AM