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| HER Number: | MDV127073 |
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| Name: | Prospecting pits on Stewarts Hill, Shaugh Moor |
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Summary
Numerous small pits visible on the north-west facing slopes of Stewarts Hill, Shaugh Moor, on aerial photographs of 1946 are probably the remains of prospecting pits of medieval to post-medieval date. The earthworks have been largely destroyed by the expansion of Lee Moor Quarry.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 565 623 |
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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
- PROSPECTING PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2296-2297 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Pits are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5662 01-JUN-2002 (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.
Numerous pits circa 1.5 to 5m across are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 distributed over approximately 0.9ha of the north-west facing slopes of Stewarts Hill, Shaugh Moor.
The pits are interpreted as prospecting pits of medieval to post-medieval date.
A representative sample distribution of the smaller pits was transcribed with the probable full extent of earthworks indicated using an Extent of Feature polygon.
The earthworks have now been largely destroyed by the expansion of Lee Moor Quarry.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2296-2297 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #123313 ] |
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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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| 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 SX5662 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: | Dec 11 2019 4:55PM |
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