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Summary

Possible extractive pits are visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, to the west of Decoy Country Park, Newton Abbot.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks correspond in part with depicted pits, ponds and buildings.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The visible earthworks correspond in part with depicted pits, ponds and former buildings.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 V 5013-5014 12-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352279.

The pits are obscured from view by scrub vegetation and not clearly visible as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8670 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Pits are visible as shallow irregularly shaped earthworks.

Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX8670 08-JUN-2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.

The pits are obscured from view by scrub vegetation and not clearly 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.

Irregularly shaped pits are visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on the north-east slopes immediately to the west of Decoy Country Park, Newton Abbot. The pits correspond in part with earthworks, possible extractive pits and ponds, possibly former extractive pits, depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition Map in association with a range of buildings of unknown function; earthworks at circa SX86187011 may be evidence of the removal of said structures as they are not depicted on the Second Edition Map. The pits are largely obscured from view by scrub vegetation on aerial photographs of 1946 and remain obscured on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2015.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV352279	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 V 5013-5014 12-JUL-1946.
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 SX8670 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #116784 ]
SDV361515	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX8670 08-JUN-2015.

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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