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| HER Number: | MDV123513 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit south-east of Wapperwell Cottages, Chudleigh |
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Summary
A roughly circular pit, possibly a sandstone quarry of medieval to post-medieval date, is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork on the south-west facing slopes south-east of Wapperwell Cottages, Chudleigh.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 884 779 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chudleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHUDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
- SANDSTONE QUARRY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
British Geological Survey, BGS 50000 scale digital geology (Website). SDV358790.
The pit is situated on breccia sandstone.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX87NE Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
A pit is visible as a shallow earthwork.
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 roughly circular pit up to circa 24m across is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork on the south-west facing slopes south-east of Wapperwell Cottages, Chudleigh. The pit is interpreted as a possible sandstone quarry of medieval to post-medieval date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV358790 | Website: British Geological Survey. BGS 50000 scale digital geology. http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology/wms?. Website. |
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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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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX87NE Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #114255 ] |
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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: | Nov 22 2018 5:31PM |
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