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HER Number: | MDV130438 |
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Name: | Extractive pit north-east of Milton Green, Milton Abbot |
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Summary
An oval depression is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 north-east of Milton Green. The depression is interpreted as an extractive pit of post-medieval origin.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 412 791 |
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Map Sheet: | SX47NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Milton Abbot |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | MILTON ABBOT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The earthwork does not correspond with any depicted features.
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 oval depression is visible as an earthwork.
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.
An oval depression circa 17 metres by 13 metres is visible as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. The depression is situated in a south facing field north-east of Milton Green.
The depression does not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps and is interpreted as an extractive pit of post-medieval origin.
Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 405.1 (Interpretation). SDV363949.
The earthwork has previously been interpreted as a possible cairn/barrow.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. 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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SDV363949 | Interpretation: Understanding Landscapes Project. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data. Digital. 405.1. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #129710 ] |
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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: | Apr 14 2021 3:43PM |
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