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| HER Number: | MDV124489 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pit south of Penpark Plantation, Ashburton |
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Summary
An earthwork pit, visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013, is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit that became disused by the mid-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 782 723 |
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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 recorded as under arable cultivation.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No features are depicted in this exact location, although quarries and lime kilns are depicted in the wider area.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7872 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 (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.
An earthwork pit, circa 13 by 16 metres in extent, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013. It is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit, perhaps for a limestone quarry given the nearby limekilns and quarries depicted in the wider area on the late-19th century maps. However no features are depicted on the available historic mapping in this exact location, and the tithe apportionment records this plot as under arable cultivation, so this particular pit is likely to have fallen 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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| 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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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX7872 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #114790 ] |
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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 5:00PM |
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