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Summary

An earthwork pit, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1969 and on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013, is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit that was reused as orchard 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))
• ORCHARD (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

This plot is recorded as orchard.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

This plot is depicted as orchard. Quarries and lime kilns are depicted in the wider area.

Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69297, OS/69297 V 014-015 29-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361597.

An earthwork pit is visible.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7871 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

An earthwork pit is 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.

An earthwork pit, covering up to 90 metres in maximum visible extent, is visible to the north-east of Caton Cross on aerial photographs taken from 1969 and on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013. It is interpreted as a post-medieval quarry pit, perhaps for limestone extraction given the nearby limekilns and quarries depicted on the late-19th century maps (including Caton Quarry MDV60874). However the 19th century mapping records and depicts this area as orchard, indicating that extraction had ceased some time before 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).
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. 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. 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 SX7871 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #114783 ]
SDV361597	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69297. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/69297 V 014-015 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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