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Summary

Earthwork pits, probably extractive pits or prospecting pits of 18th to 19th century date, are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 on the east facing slopes of Fernhill Wood, Shaugh Prior. An earthwork platform, possibly a spoil mound, is visible as an abutting a boundary directly below the pits.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (XVII to XIX - 1700 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
• PROSPECTING PIT (XVII to XIX - 1700 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible pit earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s First Edition map. The platform or terrace does correspond with a depicted earthwork.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5559 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Two pits and an earthwork platform or terrace are visisble as earthworks.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A circular pit circa 8m in diameter and an irregularly shaped pit circa 9m wide and 33m long are visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, descending the east facing slopes of Fernhill Wood overlooking the combe of the Tony Brook, Shaugh Prior. The earthworks do not correspond with any pits depicted on the 19th or early 20th century maps available to the survey.
Directly downslope of the pits a roughly D-shaped platform or terrace circa 35m long and 23m wide is visible on the lidar derived images. This earthwork corresponds to a platform depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6-inch map, abutting a boundary separating it from the pits.
The pits are interpreted as possibly extractive or prospecting pits of 18th to 19th century date.
The platform is interpreted as possibly comprised of spoil from the extractive features.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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