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| HER Number: | MDV128083 |
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| Name: | Extractive pits south of Higher Well Farm, Ugborough |
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Summary
Hollows or pits, probably extractive pits of post-medieval to 19th century date, are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as earthworks either side of the road from Roperidge Cross towards Higher Spriddlescombe Farm. The pits are not identifiable as earthworks on digital visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and have probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 688 552 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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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 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3172-3173 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Two pits are visible as earthworks.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6856 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
The pits are not clearly identifiable 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.
Two hollows or pits are visible as earthworks, either side of the road from Roperidge Cross towards Higher Spriddlescombe Farm, on aerial photographs of 1946.
The pit circa 60m north-west of the road at circa SX68755522 is roughly circular in shape and measures circa 25 in diameter. The pit almost abutting the south-east side of the road at SX68905520 is oval in plan and measures circa 22m by 14m in size.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pits depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map.
The visible earthworks are interpreted as the remains of small quarries or extractive pits of post-medieval to 19th century date that probably ceased to be used prior to circa 1880.
The pits are not identifiable as earthworks on digital visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and have probably been levelled.
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 RP 3172-3173 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #125173 ] |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX6856 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: | Apr 6 2020 3:21PM |
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