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Summary

A quarry or extractive pit and associated mound of probable post-medieval to early 19th century date is identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, under the dense tree cover of a plantation on the north-east facing slopes to the south of Bowringsleigh, West Alvington.

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))
• 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 visible earthwork is not depicted on the Tithe Map for West Alvington. It is located within a plot (Plot 852) listed on the Tithe Apportionment for West Alvington as a plantation.

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 25inch First Edition map.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7144 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A pit or conjoined pits and associated mound are identifiable as earthworks.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX7144 20-APR-2015 Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX7144 20-APR-2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

The pits are obscured by dense tree cover.

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.

An irregularly shaped pit is identifiable as an earthwork measuring circa 26m by 65m on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, cut into the north-east facing slopes south of Bowringsleigh.
The visible earthwork is located within a plot (Plot 852) listed on the Tithe apportionment for West Alvington as a plantation. The plot remains depicted as a plantation on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map and is under dense tree cover on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2015.
The visible earthworks are probably the remains of an extractive pit or small quarry and associated spoil heap of post-medieval to early-19th century origin that had passed out of use by the 1840s, the otherwise poor agricultural land subsequently turned over to use as a plantation.

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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