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| HER Number: | MDV122319 |
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| Name: | Pit east of Kenton Hill Covert, Kenton |
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Summary
A small pit of probable late 19th or early 20th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork on the east-facing slopes east of Kenton Hill Covert, Kenton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 913 815 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kenton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KENTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (XIX to XX - 1900 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The pit is not depicted on the Ordnance Survey Second Edition map of 1904-6.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3077-3078 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A small mound flanked pit is visible as and earthwork
Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9181 19-JUL-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.
The location of the pit is obscured by dense tree cover.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
A small pit circa 4 metres in diameter is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork on the east-facing slopes east of Kenton Hill Covert, Kenton. Small spoil mounds can be seen flanking the pit. Numerous ponds, probably originally dug as extractive pits, are depicted on the slopes to the west on the Ordnance Survey Second Edition map of 1904-6. The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted pit and was possibly excavated for similar reasons in the early 20th century. The location of the pit is obscured by dense tree cover on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3077-3078 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV361515 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9181 19-JUL-2016. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 3 2018 4:20PM |
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