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Summary

A depression is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 at Pinslow Farm. It corresponds partially with a quarry marked on historic maps and is interpreted as an extractive pit of 19th century origin that may have been worked into the early 20th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (XIX to Early 20th Century - 1801 AD to 1932 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The depression partially corresponds with a small depicted quarry.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

The area of the earthwork depression appears to be tree covered.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-DEC-2004 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

An earthwork depression is visible.

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.

An irregular shaped depression circa 28 by 16 metres is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. It is situated closely to the north-west of Pinslow Farm adjacent to the roadside.
The depression corresponds partially with a small quarry depicted and labelled on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First and Second Edition maps. Aerial photography from the 1940s appears to show tree cover in the location of the quarry and it likely passed out of use by this time.
The earthwork depression appears larger than that depicted on historic maps, and it may have been subsequently expanded. Alternatively, there may be some confusion within the lidar data due to a modern building immediately south.
The model farm of Pinslow Farm is recorded adjacent, having been established in the mid-19th century (MDV61870).
The depression is interpreted as an extractive pit of probable mid-19th century date, contemporary to the building of the model farm, which may have been worked into the early-20th century.

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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