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| HER Number: | MDV120381 |
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| Name: | Quarry pits on Okehampton Common |
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Summary
Two features noted by Gerrard in 1998 and visible on the aerial photograph to the west of the site of an unlikely hut circle. May be quarry pits adapted for military use.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 602 922 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY? (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1751 AD? to 1950 AD)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(22/06/1998) Site to the east at SX6034 9229 considered under the Monument Protection Programme but not recommended for scheduling. Three sub-circular structures are probably small quarries converted for military use.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Two roughly circular / sub-circular features visible on the aerial photograph at SX60281 92260 and SX60277 92305. Thought to be two of the features Gerrard mentions from 1998. Little visible at the original grid reference point given for this record.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped features: #79615 ; #79616 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27418 | Related to: Circular feature on Okehampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV113513 | Related to: Telephone point north of Cullever Steps (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2022 1:07PM |
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