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| HER Number: | MDV110690 |
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| Name: | Possible Quarry South of Thorverton |
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Summary
Irregular earthwork hollows, channels and pits visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar on south-east facing slopes overlooking the Exe Valley, south of Thorverton, are possibly evidence of quarrying of unknown date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 933 019 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS90SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Thorverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THORVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NON ANTIQUITY? (Unknown date)
- QUARRY? (Unknown date)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4178-4179 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.
An irregularly shaped earthwork pit or hollow is visible.
Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SS9301 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 2005-2012 (Cartographic). SDV357033.
The irregularly shaped earthwork pit or hollow remained visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
Irregular earthwork hollows, channels and pits were visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar on south-east facing slopes overlooking the Exe Valley, south of Thorverton. The irregularly shaped earthworks are variable but generally relatively shallow in depth. However they are extensive, visible in a narrow band over nearly 200 metres of the lower valley slopes varying in width from 4 to 40 metres. It is possible they are evidence of quarrying of unknown date. Alternatively, the irregular form of the earthworks might support the interpretation that they were natural in origin, perhaps caused by springs rising on the slopes.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV356902 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4178-4179 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #70111 ] |
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| SDV357033 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS9301 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 2005-2012. |
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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: | Mar 25 2015 12:41PM |
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