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| HER Number: | MDV119864 |
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| Name: | Settling Pits at Brent Moor Clay Works, Shipley Bridge, South Brent |
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Summary
Two circular and one sub-rectangular settling pits on the western side of Brent Moor Clay Works to the west of Shipley Bridge
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 679 628 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/109/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLING PIT (XIX to XX - 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Not shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Not shown on ealy 20th century map.
Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV151046.
Site visited in November 1979. Pit (e) and the pit (f) may have originally been circular.
Robinson, R., 1984, Survey Drawing of Brent Moor China Clay Works (Report - Survey). SDV151626.
Newman, P., 2002, Shipley Bridge China-Clay Works, South Brent (Report - Survey). SDV360363.
Newman, P., 2002, Shipley Bridge China-Clay Works, South Brent, 5, Figures 2-3 (Report - Survey). SDV360363.
Pits 4-6: at the foot of the rectangular pits are three deeper settling pits. Two (Pits 5 and 6) are roughly circular with an average diameter of 12 metres while Pit 4 is sub-rectangular of 15 metres by 12 metres. The settling pits are 1.3 metres deep into which refined clay slurry was piped from Pit 3 for de-watering. These pits would originally have been lined with masonry.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV151046 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1977-1979. South Brent Parish Checklist. South Brent Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. |
| SDV151626 | Report - Survey: Robinson, R.. 1984. Survey Drawing of Brent Moor China Clay Works. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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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| SDV360363 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Shipley Bridge China-Clay Works, South Brent. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. AI/35/2002. A4 Comb Bound. 5, Figures 2-3. [Mapped feature: #79150 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5820 | Part of: Brentmoor China Clay Works, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13463 | Related to: Clay Pits at Brent Moor Clay Works, Shipley Bridge, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV119868 | Related to: Eastern 'Drag' at Brent Moor Clay Works, Shipley Bridge, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13464 | Related to: Five Circular Settling Tanks at Brent Moor Clay Works, Shipley Bridge, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13465 | Related to: Industrial Building to the south of Brent Moor Clay Works, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5823 | Related to: Industrial Buildings at Brent Moor China Clay Works, Shipley Bridge, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV119872 | Related to: Possible Building at Brent Moor Clay Works, Shipley Bridge, South Brent (Building) |
| MDV119870 | Related to: Settling Tank at Brent Moor Clay Works, Shipley Bridge, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV119865 | Related to: Two Mounds at Brent Moor Clay Works, Shipley Bridge, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV119866 | Related to: Western 'Drag' at Brent Moor Clay Works, Shipley Bridge, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7367 - Shipley Bridge China Clay Works, South Brent (Ref: AI/35/2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 22 2017 2:57PM |
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