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| HER Number: | MDV128708 |
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| Name: | Extractive pits north of Babland Cross, Modbury |
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Summary
Two pits, probably extractive pits or small quarries of 19th to early 20th century date, are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as earthworks on the north-west facing slopes north of Babland Cross. The pits remain identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 678 514 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AVETON GIFFORD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The southernmost pit corresponds with an area demarcated by a dashed line on the Tithe Map for Modbury.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2098-2099 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Pits are visible as earthworks.
GetMapping, 1999, 122/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/122/99 85-86 15-NOV-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351205.
Pits are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
Pits 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 pits are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as oval earthworks up to circa 34m across cut into the north-west facing slope north of Babland Cross.
The southernmost pit corresponds with an area depicted on the Tithe Map for Modbury as demarcated by a dashed line. The northern pit does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Tithe Map. Neither is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map.
The pits are interpreted as small quarries or extractive pits of probable post-medieval to early 19th century date that had probably ceased to be used by the 1840s and the plots turned over to arable use.
The pits remain clearly identifiable as earthwork hollows on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
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 FS 2098-2099 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV351205 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 122/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Devon County Council GetMapping/122/99 85-86 15-NOV-1999. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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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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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #126450 ] |
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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: | Jul 2 2020 2:09PM |
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