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HER Number:MDV114333
Name:Quarry southwest of Lower Chaddlehanger

Summary

A quarry of likely post-medieval to modern date is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork cut feature, to the southwest of Lower Chaddlehanger. The earthwork was recorded as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 460 770
Map Sheet:SX47NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLamerton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLAMERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (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.

An earthwork cut feature visible on aerial photographs has been interpreted as a post-medieval quarry.


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

It is unclear with which NMP database record this earthwork is associated, so has been recorded as a separate feature. The quarry 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

SDV346287Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). SX4677/1-5, DAP13292/01-04&12. [Mapped feature: #73671 ]
SDV359374Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

Date Last Edited:Feb 11 2016 3:32PM