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| HER Number: | MDV130457 |
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| Name: | Extractive pit west of Fenn House, Whitchurch |
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Summary
An irregularly shaped pit and oval mound, interpreted as a post-medieval or early to mid-19th century extractive pit and spoil heap, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The extractive pit had probably passed out of use by the mid to late-19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 489 712 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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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 features shown 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.
An irregularly shaped pit and oval mound are 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.
An irregularly shaped pit, circa 16 metres long by 9 metres wide, and an oval mound, circa 7 metres long by 4 metres wide, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any pit features depicted in this location on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, or on later available historic maps. They are therefore interpreted as a post-medieval or early to mid-19th century extractive pit with associated spoil heap that had probably passed out of use by the mid to late-19th century.
The earthworks are not visible on other available aerial imagery owing to thick tree cover.
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 15-FEB-2016. [Mapped feature: #129729 ] |
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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 30 2021 11:12AM |
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