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| HER Number: | MDV123442 |
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| Name: | Trial pit on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough |
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Summary
An approximately circular pit of 15 metres diameter now filled with marsh and water. The pit has a large crescent spoil heap on the west side and a smaller pit to the north-east. Although possibly associated with tin working, it could alternatively have been associated with the clay industry, of which numerous other pits exist nearby to the east near Knattabarrow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 650 643 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIAL PIT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1540 AD? to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Feature shown on survey.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
At SX665002 64360 is an approximately circular pit of 15 metres diameter now filled with marsh and water. The pit has a large crescent spoil heap on the west side and a smaller pit to the north-east. Although possibly associated with tin working, it could alternatively have been associated with the clay industry, of which numerous other pits exist nearby to the east near Knattabarrow.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #119018 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5167 | Related to: Redlake Clay works pipeline, Harford and Ugborough parishes (Monument) |
| MDV25727 | Related to: Row of tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV25728 | Related to: Trial tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV25728 | Related to: Trial tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV25728 | Related to: Trial tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV25728 | Related to: Trial tin prospecting pits on Quickbeam Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | May 5 2020 2:17PM |
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