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Summary

A quarry, probably a gravel pit, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s and depicted on Ordnance Survey maps of the early 20th century, on Great Haldon, Kenn.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SE/50

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GRAVEL PIT (XIX to XX - 1888 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with a depicted quarry.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The visible earthworks partly correspond with a depicted quarry.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3134-3135 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A large irregularly shaped pit is visible.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX88SE Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

The pit cannot be accurately defined from the lidar derived data, but it is probable that the pits survive as earthworks.

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 large quarry, probably a gravel pit circa 100 by 80 metres in size, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946, on the south side of a track across Great Haldon, Kenn. The pit is not marked on the late 19th Ordnance Survey First Edition map. The half of the pit west of a field boundary corresponds closely to a quarry depicted on the Ordnance Survey Second Edition map of circa 1904-1906; the section east of the boundary had not been excavated by this date.
The quarry therefore probably dates from the early 20th century but was extended between circa 1906 and 1946. The earthworks were not transcribed by the South Devon to Dartmoor AI&M survey.

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).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3134-3135 13-APR-1946.
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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SDV361514	Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX88SE Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013.

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)

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