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| HER Number: | MDV124486 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pits west of Goodstone Cross, Ashburton |
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Summary
Two earthwork pits, visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1969, are interpreted as post-medieval extractive pits that became disused by the mid-19th century. They have since been levelled by road construction.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 784 720 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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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.
This plot is named 'Great Pitland'.
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.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, Devon County Council 1946-1949 RAF Aerial Photograph mosaic (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Two earthwork pits are visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69297, OS/69297 V 014-015 29-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361597.
Two 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.
Two earthwork pits, irregularly shaped and up to circa 62 metres in extent, are visible in a single field on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1969. 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). The plot is named ‘Greater Pitland’, and under arable cultivation in the tithe apportionment, indicating that extraction ceased prior to the mid-19th century. The area has been impacted by road construction in the later 20th century, and earthworks have been removed 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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). Devon County Council 1946-1949 RAF Aerial Photograph mosaic. [Mapped feature: #114785 ] |
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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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| SDV361597 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69297. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/69297 V 014-015 29-JUN-1969. |
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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: | May 20 2019 4:59PM |
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