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Summary

An irregular shaped depression is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 south-east of Court Barn Hotel. It is interpreted as an extractive pit of post-medieval or 19th century origin or may be associated with an adjacent former well.

Location

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 depression does not correspond with any depicted features, however it is closely positioned to a depicted well.

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.

A curvilinear bank is visible as a subtle earthwork.

Humphreys, C. + Green, T., 2008, The Barn east of St. Leonards Church, Clawton, Devon. Results of a Desk-Based Assessment and Archaeological Building Survey (Report - Assessment). SDV344691.

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.

A curvilinear bank is visible as a subtle 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 irregular shaped depression circa 45 metres in length and between circa 4 and 13 metres in width is visible as a subtle earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. The earthwork is situated in the centre of a field south-east of Court Barn Hotel on a south-east facing slope.
The depression does not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps, however it is situated immediately adjacent to a well depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map and subsequent maps until the mid-late 20th century. The plot is depicted as parkland until the mid-late 20th century, probably associated with the 19th century Court Barn house.
The depression is interpreted as an extractive pit of post-medieval or 19th century origin. Alternatively, it may be a natural feature that was exploited as a well.

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)
• EDV4751 - Assessment and Survey of Barn east of St. Leonards Church, Clawton

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