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Summary

A circular depression north of Higher Northcott is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and interpreted as an extractive pit of post-medieval or 19th century origin.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (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 depression does not correspond with any depicted features. The plot is recorded as ‘Menapark’.

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

The depression does not correspond with any depicted features.

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 earthwork depression 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.

A circular depression approximately 16 metres across is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. It is situated in a field to the north of Higher Northcott. It has a possible surrounding bank, however this is not clearly defined.
The depression does not correspond with any features depicted on the available 19th century historic maps. The plot is recorded as ‘Menapark’ in the Tithe Map, which may derive from “maen” – stone.
The earthwork depression is interpreted as a probable post-medieval or early 19th century extractive pit that ceased to be worked by the 1880s.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 562.4 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

Depression possibly an extraction pit surrounded by a bank not shown on epoch 1

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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