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| HER Number: | MDV129739 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit south-west of Summerwell, Hartland |
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Summary
An earthwork hollow, visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013, is interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit, perhaps associated with the adjacent farmstead of Summerwell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 274 197 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS21NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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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 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The plot south-west of Summerwell is depicted as rough ground.
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 irregular earthwork pit is visible.
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.
An irregular earthwork hollow, up to 50 metres in diameter, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2013. It is relatively shallow and wide, and its irregular form suggests a natural origin. However it is possible that this is the remains of an extractive pit, perhaps associated with activity at the adjacent farmstead of Summerwell. No earthworks are depicted in this location on the late-19th century maps, where this plot of land is depicted as rough ground, and extraction of materials from an uncultivated area is likely to have predated the late-19th century.
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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| 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: #128346 ] |
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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: | Jan 12 2021 5:30PM |
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