See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Earthworks of sub-oval, curvilinear and irregularly shaped pits and banks, interpreted as post-medieval or early to mid-19th century extractive pits with associated spoil heaps, are visible on digital 1940’s RAF aerial photographs and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013. The extractive pits had probably passed out of use by the mid to late-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Unknown date)
• QUARRY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• SPOIL HEAP (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The earthworks do not correspond with any pit or banked features in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

An irregularly shaped pit is visible as an earthwork.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 22-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Sub-oval, curvilinear and irregularly shaped pits and banks are visible as earthworks.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/V17/170/0016-17 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

The transcriptions of a C-shaped earthwork pit from aerial photographs RAF/V17/170/0016-17, corresponds to a database record of a quarry recorded as being of ‘unknown medieval’ date. The transcription is noted as being part of a complex of mining remains across West Down.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

Sub-oval, curvilinear and irregularly shaped pits and banks are visible as earthworks.

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

The aerial photograph reference given in the Tamar Valley NMP transcription attributes is incomplete; the date of the photograph is not included.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

Earthworks of sub-oval, curvilinear and irregularly shaped pits and banks, between 14-65 metres long, are visible as earthworks on digital 1940’s RAF aerial photographs and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013.
The earthworks do not correspond with any pit or banked features depicted in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps.
They are therefore interpreted as post-medieval or early to mid-19th century extractive pits with associated spoil heaps that had probably passed out of use by the mid to late-19th century.
One of the earthworks at SX47767072 corresponds with a pit recorded from aerial photographs during the Tamar Valley NMP project. This feature has been re-transcribed during this survey from lidar data which has provided additional clarity and detail as well as improved spatial accuracy, but which was unavailable to the previous survey.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.