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Summary

Irregularly shaped pits and a bank interpreted as post-medieval or early 19th century quarries and a spoil heap are visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• SPOIL HEAP (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks partly correspond with land parcels 1544 and 1548 recorded as ‘Waste’.

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

The earthworks partly correspond with two copses in this location.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8566 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Irregularly shaped pits and a bank 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.

Irregularly shaped pits and a bank are visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The southern earthwork pit measures circa 70m long and that to the north is circa 40m long. An earthwork bank is additionally visible on the eastern side of the northern pit. The visible earthworks partly correspond with land parcels 1544 and 1548 on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map which are recorded as ‘Waste’ on the accompanying Tithe Apportionment. Two copses are shown in this location on the late 19th century Ordnance Survey map. The earthworks are interpreted as post-medieval or early 19th century quarries, with associated spoil heap, which are likely to have passed out of use when the area was given over to woodland by the mid to late 19th century. The earthworks are not clearly visible on other available aerial imagery owing to thick tree cover.

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 (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8566 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #116181 ]

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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