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Summary

One of several probable post-medieval extraction pits is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken from 1950 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured in 2010.

Location

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 quarry is marked in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/453, RAF/541/43 RP 3107-3108 04-MAR-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357845.

An earthwork pit, with relatively smooth edges, is visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 281-282 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.

A dark cropmark is visible.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0905 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

An irregularly shaped earthwork pit is visible.

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

A probable extraction pit is visible as an irregularly-shaped earthwork, circa 17 by 25 metres across, on aerial photographs taken from 1950 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured in 2010. It is clearly visible as a dark cropmark with a characteristic pale border typical of infilled pits on aerial photographs taken in 1989. No quarry is marked on the available historic mapping, suggesting that the pit pre-dated the late-19th century. It may be one of numerous former whetstone pits in this area.

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 ST0905 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #69114 ]
SDV357047	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 281-282 14-JUN-1989.
SDV357845	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/453. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/43 RP 3107-3108 04-MAR-1950.

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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