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| HER Number: | MDV112337 |
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| Name: | Possible Quarry Pit North West of Madges Cross |
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Summary
A possible former quarry was visible as an earthwork pit to the north-west of Madges Cross on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2005.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 043 955 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whimple |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHIMPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The pit does not correspond with any depicted map features.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The pit does not correspond with any depicted map features.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4061 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.
A roughly circular pit is visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0495 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-Dec-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.
A roughly circular 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 former quarry of medieval to post-medieval date was visible as an earthwork pit to the north-west of Madges Cross on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2005.
The pit does not correspond with any quarry depicted on the Tithe Map for Whimple or the Ordnance Survey 25 inch first edition map, supporting the interpretation that it had passed out of use prior to the 1840s. The pit appeared overgrown and waterlogged on aerial photographs of November 1946 and may have been used as a pond. Along with the former field boundaries in this area the profile of the pit was probably reduced by ploughing in the second half of the 20th century and is visible as a shallow hollow on images derived from lidar.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| 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 4061 04-NOV-1946. |
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| SDV357034 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0495 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-Dec-2005. [Mapped feature: #71735 ] |
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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: | May 27 2015 4:42PM |
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