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| HER Number: | MDV126770 |
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| Name: | Test pits at Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Two small pits, possibly test pits associated the Lee Moor China Clay Works, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946. The pits have been destroyed by the expansion of the Clay Works.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 565 612 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIAL PIT (World War II to Mid 20th Century - 1940 AD? to 1946 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3254-3255 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Two roughly circular pits are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5561 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The site of the pits has been built over.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5661 31-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The site of the pits has been reduced by landscaping.
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.
Two roughly circular pits approximately 2m in diameter are visible as earthworks immediately north of the Lee Moor China Clay Works on aerial photographs of 1946. The pits appear to be surrounded by upcast spoil.
The pits are interpreted as possible test pits associated with the mid-20th century Lee Moor China Clay Works.
By 2002 the site of the pits has been built over by the expanding China Clay site infrastructure, and by 2016 probably destroyed by landscaping.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3254-3255 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #122575 ] |
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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5561 01-JUN-2002. |
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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: | Sep 11 2020 2:29PM |
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