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Summary

A sub-circular pit, interpreted as a possible post-medieval or 19th century pond, is visible as a shallow earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. The pond may have passed out of us by the mid to late 19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• POND? (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 earthwork does not correspond with any features in this location.

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

The earthwork corresponds with a pale, irregularly shaped, vegetation or soil mark.

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 sub-circular pit is visible as an earthwork.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records (Interpretation). SDV346287.

This feature has been previously transcribed by the Tamar Valley NMP survey. Further details from the survey database, including aerial photograph references and interpretive text, are awaiting accessioning.

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 sub-circular pit is visible as an earthwork.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 23-AUG-2019 ACCESSED 04-MAR-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

The earthwork corresponds with a pale, irregularly shaped, vegetation or soil mark.

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 sub-circular pit, circa 15 metres long by 13 metres wide, is visible as a shallow earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013. It is also visible as a pale, irregularly shaped, vegetation or soil mark on 1940’s RAF aerial photographs and on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2019.
No features are depicted in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps. The origin of the earthwork is uncertain, but it’s form and setting on the top of a hill could suggest that it is a post-medieval or 19th century dew pond, used to provide water for livestock. The possible pond may have passed out of use by the mid to late 19th century.
This feature has been previously transcribed by the Tamar Valley NMP survey from rectified aerial photographs. The earthwork has, however, been re-transcribed during this survey from lidar data which provides better spatial accuracy.

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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