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Summary

Irregularly shaped earthwork pits interpreted as evidence of large-scale post-medieval or 19th century limestone quarrying is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, within Pulsfordhill Wood, to the southwest of Tornewton, Denbury and Torbryan.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LIMESTONE QUARRY? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Earthworks labelled as 'Quarry' and 'Pulsford Quarry (disused)' are depicted in this area.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8167 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Irregularly shaped earthwork pits are visible.

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.

Irregularly shaped pits, which range in length from 8-190m, are visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on a limestone plateau within Pulsfordhill Wood, southwest of Tornewton, Denbury and Torbryan. The visible earthworks occupy an area of approximately 6.5 hectares and are only visible on lidar-derived images owing to the dense tree cover of Pulsfordhill Wood. The quality of lidar imagery in this location is, however, variable and consequently the actual extent of these earthworks is uncertain, particularly to the west. The monument polygon for this record has been enlarged to reflect this uncertainty. The earthworks do not correspond with any pit features shown in this location on the available historic maps, although are located in close proximity to earthworks labelled as 'Quarry' (MDV48073) and 'Pulsford Quarry (disused)' (MDV49909) which are depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition Map of the late 19th century and which are likely associated. Two limekilns (MDV80318 & MDV13765) are also recorded in the area. They are therefore interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century quarries for possible limestone extraction which had passed out of use by the late 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8167 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #113088 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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