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| HER Number: | MDV127072 |
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| Name: | Peat cutting on Shaugh Moor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Evidence of peat cutting of possible medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1950s as shallow rectilinear earthwork pits on the north-facing slopes of Shaugh Moor, south-west of Blackaton Cross. The earthworks have been largely destroyed by the expansion of Lee Moor Quarry.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 565 629 |
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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
- PEAT CUTTING (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/540/318, RAF/540/318/PFFO 017-018 22-APR-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363312.
Rectiinear pits are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5663 31-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The earthworks have been destroyed by Lee Moor Quarry.
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.
Four shallow rectilinear pits up to 1.5m wide and 7m long are visible on aerial photographs of 1950 on the north-facing slopes of Shaugh Moor south-west of Blackaton Cross.
It is probable that the earthworks are the remains of an extractive activity, probably peat cutting of post-medieval to 19th century date.
The pits were visible only on military oblique aerial photographs. Due to the poor control on available images the accuracy of the transcription is probably low. It is probable that further subtle earthworks were present but not visible on the available photographs.
The earthworks have now been largely destroyed by the expansion of Lee Moor Quarry.
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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| 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 SX5663 31-MAY-2016. |
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| SDV363312 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/540/318. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/318/PFFO 017-018 22-APR-1950. [Mapped feature: #123312 ] |
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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: | Dec 11 2019 4:29PM |
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