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Summary

Pits, probably quarries of post-medieval to 19th century date, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards on the south-facing slopes west of Weeke Farm, Modbury. The earthworks might be associated with a former kiln. The pits remain identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• KILN? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The westernmost of the visible earthworks corresponds with an area, possibly a pit, depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury. Plot 601 is listed as Old Kiln Field.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2193-2194 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Pits and subtle mounds are visible as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.

Pits and subtle mounds are 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 roughly oval pits approximately 20 and 40m in diameter are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards on the south-facing slopes west of Weeke Farm, Modbury.
The pits are interpreted as probably the remains of quarries or extractive pits. Slight banks or mounds visible on the northern, upslope edge of the pits might be evidence of spoil.
The westernmost pit earthwork corresponds with an area, possibly a pit, depicted with a dashed line on the Tithe Map for Modbury, and it therefore predates the 1840s.
The product of the pits is unclear. They are located within a plot (601) named as Old Kiln Field on the apportionments and could therefore be targeting local clay deposits, or potentially mark the location of the former kilns themselves.
The earthworks remain identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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