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Summary

A shaft or extractive pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019 as an earthwork pit on the north-west facing combe slopes south of Gawton Farm, Bere Ferrers.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Alternate Type) SHAFT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted feature. Plot 488 is listed on the Tithe Apportionments for Bere Ferrers as ‘Quarry Park’.

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

The visible earthwork does not correspond with any depicted feature.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

A roughly circular pit and adjacent mounds are identifiable as earthworks.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

A roughly circular pit and adjacent mounds are identifiable as earthworks.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

A roughly circular pit approximately 9m in diameter is identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019 as an earthwork pit on the north-west facing combe slopes south of Gawton Farm.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any feature depicted on the 19th century maps available to the survey. However, they are located within a field listed on the Tithe Apportionments for Bere Ferrers as ‘Quarry Park’ (Plot 488) and might be the remains of former extractive pit.
Alternatively, the pit could be the remains of a shaft associated with Gawton Mine, and the plot name derived from a pit identifiable circa 105m to the east.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)

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