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Summary

Three small depressions are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013 south-east of Dunterton. They are interpreted as extractive pits of post-medieval to early 20th century origin.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1932 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

One of the depressions corresponds with a depicted field boundary.

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

Some earthworks are faintly visible. The field boundary has passed out of use.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Oval and circular shaped depressions 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.

An oval depression is visible as an earthwork.

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 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.

Three small oval and circular shaped depressions between 7 and 11 metres across are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013. The depressions are situated in a south facing field south-east of Dunterton
One of the depressions corresponds approximately with the line of a former field boundary depicted on historic maps, that passed out use by the mid 20th century. The earthworks may be faintly visible on aerial photographs dating to the 1940s.
The depressions are interpreted as extractive pits of post-medieval to early 20th century origin.

Understanding Landscapes Project, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Volunteer data, 403.10 (Interpretation). SDV363949.

The earthworks have been previously interpreted as cairns/barrows.

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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