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| HER Number: | MDV127105 |
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| Name: | Prospecting pits south on Wotter Common, Shaugh Moor |
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Summary
Prospecting pits of possible medieval to post-medieval date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1998, digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2007 onwards and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013, on the lower south-east facing slopes of Wotter Common.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 558 619 |
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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 (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1998, NMR 18021, NMR 18021/21 19-MAY-1998 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363402.
Pits and mounds are visible as earthworks.
National Monuments Record, 1998, NMR 18051, NMR 18051/10 19-MAY-1998 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363403.
Pits and mounds are visible as earthworks.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5562 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
Pits and mounds are visible 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.
At least 4 oval or irregularly shaped pits approximately 3m to 6m across are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1998, digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2007 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013, on the lower south-east facing slopes of Wotter Common.
The pits are surrounded or flanked by curvilinear mounds, some spread across several metres of slope.
The pits are interpreted as the remains of prospecting pits potentially of medieval to post-medieval date, and associated spoil heaps.
The roughly west to east alignment of the pits might support the interpretation that the pits were following a seam, possibly of tin ore.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5562 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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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: | Dec 19 2019 11:24AM |
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