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| HER Number: | MDV125645 |
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| Name: | Peppercombe Lear, Parkham |
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Summary
Peppercombe Lear marked on late 19th century Ordnance Survey map and later 2019 Getmapping. Aerial images show channel circa 100 metres long x 20 metres wide cut through foreshore rock platforms allowing landing of lime to nearby limekiln. Lear reportedly West Country dialect word for channel.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 379 243 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS32SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Parkham |
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| District | Torridge |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: ND
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LANDING STAGE (XVIII to Edwardian - 1800 AD to 1906 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, 2376 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
'Peppercombe Lear' marked on the Ordnance Survey 1886 map and modern map. J. Wright's The English Dialect Dictionary defines a lear as 'A channel made in the beach for vessels to discharge their cargoes', in this case presumably limestone and coal for the limekiln (citing Wright, J., 1902, III, 555).
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV361978.
Peppercombe Lear marked on late 19th century Ordnance Survey map. Aerial images show channel circa 100 metres long x 20 metres wide cut through foreshore rock platforms allowing landing of lime to nearby limekiln. Lear reportedly West Country dialect word for channel.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Peppercombe Lear marked on late 19th century Ordnance Survey map and later 2019 Getmapping. Aerial images show channel circa 100 metres long x 20 metres wide cut through foreshore rock platforms allowing landing of lime to nearby limekiln. Lear reportedly West Country dialect word for channel.
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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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. 2376. |
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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117359 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 28 2021 9:20AM |
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