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Summary

An irregular shaped depression and surrounding bank are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 south of Moortown Plantation. It is interpreted as an extractive pit with spoil heap of post-medieval origin that ceased to be worked by the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The depression corresponds with a small area of depicted woodland. The plot name is recorded as ‘Great Quarry Park’ (Plot 66).

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

The depression corresponds with a small area of depicted woodland.

Ordnance Survey, 1963 - 1996, National Grid OS metric (Cartographic). SDV342278.

The depression corresponds with a small area of depicted woodland.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 14-MAR-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

An irregularly shaped depression and bank are visible as an earthwork.

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 irregularly shaped depression and bank are visible as an 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.

An irregularly shaped depression circa 40 metres by 25 metres and surrounding irregularly shaped bank circa 70 metres across and 22 metres wide are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. It is situated on level high ground in a field south of Moortown Plantation.
The earthworks correspond with a woodland copse depicted on the available historic and modern maps, which passed out of use in the late 20th century. The field name is recorded as ‘Great Quarry Park’ in the Tithe Survey for Tetcott. The earthworks are visible on aerial photographs dating from 2002 and 2006.
The depression and surrounding bank are interpreted as a post-medieval extractive pit with spoil heap that ceased to be worked by the mid-19th 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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