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Summary

A circular pit surrounded by an irregularly shaped bank are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2016 and as dark and pale cropmarks on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018. They are interpreted as a possible post-medieval or 19th century extractive pit and spoil heap that had passed out of use by the mid to late-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 1900 AD (Between))
• SPOIL HEAP (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 earthworks do not correspond with any pit or bank features in this location.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 15-FEB-2016 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Earthworks of a circular pit surrounded by an irregularly shaped bank are 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.

Earthworks of a circular pit surrounded by an irregularly shaped bank are visible.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2018 ACCESSED 12-APR-2021 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

Dark circular and pale irregularly shaped cropmarks are visible.

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 circular shaped pit, 15m diameter, surrounded by a low irregularly shaped bank, circa 62 metres across, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 and as dark and pale cropmarks on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2018.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit or bank features depicted in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps. It is therefore interpreted as a possible post-medieval or early 19th century extractive pit and plough-spread spoil heap that had probably passed out of use by the mid to late 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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