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HER Number:MDV109380
Name:Possible Quarry North-West of Orway Ash Cross

Summary

A possible medieval or post-medieval quarry pit is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1989.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 074 075
Map Sheet:ST00NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKentisbeare
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishKENTISBEARE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

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

No features are depicted in this location.


Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 344-345 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.

A dark irregularly-shaped cropmark is visible.


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

A possible infilled quarry pit is visible as an irregularly shaped earthwork, circa 9 by 14 metres in size, on aerial photographs taken in 1989. No features are depicted in this location on the historic mapping and the cropmark may have formed over a small medieval or post-medieval quarry that fell out of use prior to the late 19th century. However it is only visible on a single run of aerial photographs, so interpretation is cautious.

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
SDV357047Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 344-345 14-JUN-1989. [Mapped feature: #68733 ]

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:Feb 13 2015 1:29PM