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HER Number:MDV108801
Name:Quarry Pits on Dolbury Hill

Summary

A possible quarry of probable post-medieval to modern date was visible on images derived from lidar as a small earthwork pit on the south facing slopes of Dolbury Hill in Killerton Park.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 972 003
Map Sheet:SS90SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBroad Clyst
DistrictEast Devon

Protected Status

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.

An earthwork pit is depicted.


Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SS9700-SS9701 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

A 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 probable post-medieval to modern date was visible on images derived from lidar as a small earthwork pit on the south facing slopes of Dolbury Hill in Killerton Park. The pits is irregular in shape and measures up to circa 30 metres across. The earthwork is obscured from view by dense woodland planting but is visible on images derived from lidar. The pit corresponds closely with a pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition map of circa 1880 but is larger in size, presumably having been further worked. It is probable that the quarry pit impinged into the earthworks of Dolbury Hillfort.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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
SDV357033Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS9700-SS9701 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005. [Mapped feature: #68147 ]

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 22 2014 10:36AM