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| HER Number: | MDV125290 |
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| Name: | Extractive Pits North West of Wear Farm, Kingsteignton and Bishopsteignton |
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Summary
Two small extractive pits, probably small limestone quarries of post-medieval to 19th century date are visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 887 731 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishopsteignton |
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| Civil Parish | Kingsteignton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LIMESTONE QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
British Geological Survey, BGS 50000 scale digital geology (Website). SDV358790.
The pits closely correspond with an outcrop of Kingsteignton volcanic group Limestone.
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The pits fall within Plot 656, Higher Hill Orchard.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4004-4005 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
Pits are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8873 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Pits are visible as earthworks.
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.
Two small pits are visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, in a former orchard plot north-west of Wear Farm. The pits are roughly oval and measure up to 15m and 25m across.
The pits correspond with a small area of limestone geology and were probably limestone quarries. They do not match any features depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey and had probably passed out of use prior to circa 1840.
The pits might cut the line of a former route, visible as an earthwork and recorded separately as a ‘Supposed British Road’ (MDV30215).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4004-4005 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV358790 | Website: British Geological Survey. BGS 50000 scale digital geology. http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology/wms?. Website. |
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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. 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 SX8873 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #116549 ] |
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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: | Feb 21 2019 3:50PM |
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