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| HER Number: | MDV127783 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit south of Creacombe Farm, Aveton Gifford |
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Summary
A D-shaped pit visible as a shallow earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 to the south of Creacombe Farm is probably the remains of a small quarry or extractive pit of post-medieval to 19th century date. The earthwork remains visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 695 463 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Aveton Gifford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHURCHSTOW |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Alternate Type) EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1059-1060 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
A pit is visible as an earthwork.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6645 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A pit is identifiable as an earthwork.
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.
A D-shaped pit circa 27m by 30m across is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946, abutting the south-west side of the A379 on the north-east facing slopes to the south of Creacombe Farm.
The pit is interpreted as the remains of a small quarry or extractive pit of post-medieval to 19th century date.
The visible earthwork does not correspond with any pit depicted on the 19th or early 20th century maps available to the survey, although a quarry of similar size shown circa 127m to the south-east might support the interpretation of the earthwork, and probably therefore had passed out of use by the mid-19th century..
The pit remains identifiable as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
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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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1059-1060 10-DEC-1946. |
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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 SX6645 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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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: | Mar 5 2020 1:04PM |
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