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| HER Number: | MDV124480 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pits east of Caton Quarry, Ashburton |
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Summary
Three earthwork pits, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1969 and on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013, are interpreted as post-medieval extractive pits that became disused by the mid-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 779 715 |
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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
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No pits are depicted in this exact location, although quarries and lime kilns are depicted in the area.
Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69297, OS/69297 V 013-014 29-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361597.
Earthwork pits are visible.
Get Mapping, 1999, GM/053/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/53/99 259-260 25-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361480.
Earthwork pits are visible.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7771 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
Three 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.
Three earthwork pits, irregularly shaped and up to circa 30 metres wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1969 and on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013. They are interpreted as post-medieval quarry pits, perhaps for limestone extraction given the nearby limekilns and quarries depicted on the late-19th century maps (including Caton Quarry MDV60874). However no features are depicted on the available historic mapping in the location of these particular earthworks so they are likely to have gone out of use by the mid-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). |
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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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| SDV361480 | Aerial Photograph: Get Mapping. 1999. GM/053/99. Get Mapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council GetMapping/53/99 259-260 25-JUL-1999. |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX7771 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #114774 ] |
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| SDV361597 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69297. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/69297 V 013-014 29-JUN-1969. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV60874 | Related to: QUARRY in the Parish of 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: | Jan 8 2019 11:06AM |
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