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Summary

Field named as Frogga Pit on the 19th century Tithe Apportionment. The name is probably indicative of the marshy nature of the ground.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Quarry earthworks and Limekiln structures/ruins associated with Wreys Quarry, marked on nineteenth century mapping

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PLACENAME (Unknown date)

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Field (27) named as Frogga Pit on the Thushelton Tithe Apportionment.

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

Walls, S. + Wapshott, E. + Bampton, J., 2014, Land at Wreys Barton, Stowford, Devon. Results of a Desk-Based Assessment, Walkover Survey & Historic Visual Impact Assessment, 12 (Report - Assessment). SDV360087.

The detail of marshy ground in the field shown on the 1888 first edition Ordnance Survey map supports the interpretation of the field name Froggou and by extrapolation the adjacent fields as damp, possibly seasonally water-logged.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7219 - Desk-Based Assessment, Walkover Survey and Historic Visual Impact Assessment on Land at Wreys Barton, Stowford,

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