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| HER Number: | MDV130264 |
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| Name: | Possible prospecting pits or shafts with spoil heaps north of East Lady Bertha Mine, Buckland Monachorum. |
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Summary
A series of small circular depressions and mounds are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013 north of East Lady Bertha Mine. The earthworks are interpreted as possible prospecting pits or air shafts with spoil heaps of 19th century origin probably associated with the mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 478 693 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PROSPECTING PIT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthworks do not correspond with any depicted features.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 22-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
Small circular depressions and mounds are visible as earthworks.
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.
Small circular depressions and mounds are faintly visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.
A series of small circular depressions circa 5 metres in width and mounds up to 20 metres in width are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013. The earthworks are situated on a west facing slope north of East Lady Bertha copper mine.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. The earthworks are situated across ‘Roborough Down’ and a plantation as recorded in the Tithe Apportionment.
The 19th century East Lady Bertha copper mine is recorded circa 160 metres to the south (MDV52870).
The earthworks are interpreted as possible prospecting pits or air shafts with spoil heaps of 19th century origin, possibly associated with the East Lady Bertha mine.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV363945 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363954 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 22-FEB-2005. [Mapped feature: #129163 ] |
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| SDV363955 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Digital. LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 8 2021 5:13PM |
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