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| HER Number: | MDV129544 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit north of Tackbear Road, Bridgerule |
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Summary
A pit, probably an extractive pit or small quarry of post-medieval date, is identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 on the north-west facing slopes immediately north of Tackbear Road, Bridgerule.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 261 013 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS20SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bridgerule |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDGERULE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted pit.
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 pit is identifiable as a subtle earthwork.
Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project) (Interpretation). SDV364011.
A pit is identifiable as an oval earthwork up to 16m across on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 on the north-west facing slopes immediately north of Tackbear Road, Bridgerule.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map and are probably the remains of an extractive pit or small quarry of post-medieval date that had ceased to be worked by the later-19th century.
Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 650.9 (Interpretation). SDV363949.
Possible extractive pit or trial pit related to the quarry on the other side of the road. Ss26180132
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV363949 | Interpretation: Understanding Landscapes Project. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data. Digital. 650.9. |
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| SDV363955 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Digital. LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #127989 ] |
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| SDV364011 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project). Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8356 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund) (Ref: ACD2424)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 10 2021 7:42AM |
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