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Summary

Extraction pits of likely post-medieval to modern date are visible as earthwork cut features on aerial photographs, to the northeast of Lamerton. The earthworks were recorded as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, SX4677/1-5, DAP13292/01-04&12 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Three earthwork cut features visible on aerial photographs have been interpreted as post-medieval extractive pits. The eastern two earthworks correspond to a database record of an extraction pit and the other to the west is also likely to be part of this record.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

The quarries may also be of modern date. Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photograph is not known.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

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