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| HER Number: | MDV124341 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pit north of Pitleigh Quarry, Ashburton |
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Summary
An extractive pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s and 1950s, perhaps associated with nearby Pitleigh Quarry. The earthwork has since been impacted by road building and the earthworks destroyed or levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 770 708 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The plot is recorded as under arable cultivation.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No features are depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 2387-2388 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7770 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A road has been constructed through the northern part of the plot, and the remainder of the field appears to have an irregular surface.
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 (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.
An extractive pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s and 1950s. It may have been an earlier phase of extraction associated with Pitleigh Quarry immediately to the south. This plot is recorded as under arable cultivation in the mid-19th century tithe maps, indicating that the pit fell out of use by this time. Road building in the north of this plot appears to have resulted in all the earthworks being destroyed or levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 2387-2388 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #114591 ] |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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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 (AI&M). 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 SX7770 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25818 | Related to: Limestone Quarry and Lime Kiln at Pitleigh Quarry, Ashburton (Monument) |
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: | May 20 2019 3:49PM |
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