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Summary

A pit, possibly an extractive pit or small quarry of post-medieval to early-19th century date, is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork cut into the north-east facing slopes north-east of Woolston.A pit, possibly an extractive pit or small quarry of post-medieval to early-19th century date, is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork cut into the north-east facing slopes north-east of Woolston.

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))

Full description

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

The visible earthwork corresponds with a plot listed as ‘Willow Plot’ in the Tithe Apportionments (Plot 1540).

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The earthwork does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RP 3137-3138 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

A pit is visible as an earthwork.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7241 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A hollow is identifiable as a subtle 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 hollow is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards as an oval earthwork measuring up to circa 40m across.
The visible earthwork corresponds with a plot depicted on the Tithe Map for West Alvington listed as ‘Willow Plot’ in the Tithe Apportionments (Plot 1540). The earthwork does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map.
The visible earthwork is interpreted as the remains of an extractive pit of post-medieval to early-19th century date that had ceased to be used prior to the 1840s and subsequently used to grow willow, probably being unsuited for other cultivation. This use had probably ceased between circa 1840 and 1880.
The pit remains identifiable as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

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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