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| HER Number: | MDV126581 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit under Elfordleigh Wood, Sparkwell |
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Summary
An extractive pit of probable post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1955 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork at Elfordleigh Wood.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 548 580 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any faeture depicted on the Tithe Map for Plympton St Mary.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1578, RAF/540/1578 F22 0207-0208 01-APR-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351231.
A pit is visible as an earthwork.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5458 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A pit is visible as an earthwork.
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.
In irregularly shaped pit circa 40m long and 25m wide is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1955 at Elfordleigh Wood during a period of tree clearance.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey, Elfordleigh Wood listed as ‘Timber, Coppice, Plantation’ on the Tithe apportionments for Plymton St Mary.
The pit is interpreted as a possible extractive pit of post-medieval date, that probably passed out of use by the early 19th century.
The pit remains identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
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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| SDV351231 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1578. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1578 F22 0207-0208 01-APR-1955. |
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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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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5458 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #122095 ] |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: 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). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 3 2019 11:15AM |
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