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Summary

Four 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

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))
• LIMESTONE QUARRY? (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.

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.

Four 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 (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Four earthwork pits, irregularly shaped and up to circa 50 metres in extent, are visible in three adjacent fields on aerial photographs taken from 1969 and on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013. They are interpreted as post-medieval extractive pits, perhaps limestone quarries 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).
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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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: #114779 ]
SDV361597	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69297. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/69297 V 013-014 29-JUN-1969.

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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