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| HER Number: | MDV127277 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit north of Raneleigh Farm, Wembury |
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Summary
Two earthwork pits, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1955 and on digital visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century extractive pits.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 514 507 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMSTOCK |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No pits are depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F21 0018-0019 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
Two earthwork pits are visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5150 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Two earthwork pits are visible.
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 earthwork pits, approximately 32 and 12 metres across, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1955 onwards and on digital visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. There are no features depicted on the available historic mapping in these locations and they are interpreted as extractive pits of at least post-medieval date.
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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| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F21 0018-0019 24-MAY-1955. |
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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 SX5150 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #123708 ] |
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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: | Jan 20 2020 10:59AM |
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