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Summary

A pond of probable later 20th century date is identifiable as an earthwork pit within an area of disturbed or landscaped ground on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013. The disturbed ground is probably a result of the levelling of a 19th century quarry or extractive pit immediately to the north.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• POND (Cold War - 1946 AD to 1991 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The quarry is not depicted.

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

A quarry, working area and trackway are depicted.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

An area of disturbed ground and modern pond are visible as earthworks.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Scrub vegetation, defining the extent of the earlier workings, was transcribed as a large cut feature from historic aerial photographs by the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme survey.
Further details from the survey database, including aerial photograph references and interpretive text, are awaiting accessioning.

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.

An area of disturbed ground and modern pond are visible as earthworks.

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 pond of probable later 20th century date is identifiable as an earthwork pit within an area of disturbed or landscaped ground on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013.
The disturbed ground is probably a result of the levelling of a 19th century quarry or extractive pit and associated trackway, as depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map.
The 19th century pit is depicted up to 10m north of the current pond and is not likely to be related with the later pond.
Scrub vegetation, defining the extent of the earlier workings, was transcribed as a large cut feature from historic aerial photographs by the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme survey (SDV346287).

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 652.4 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

Quarry shown on epoch 1 and 2 and as a pond on current os map. Shown on HER as large cut feature.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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