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| HER Number: | MDV130658 |
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| Name: | Small pits in woodland west of the River Tavy, Bere Ferrers |
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Summary
Numerous small depressions and mounds are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 in Blindwell Wood and Whittacliffe Wood west of the River Tavy. The earthworks are interpreted as possible prospecting pits or shafts of probable 18th or 19th century origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 472 651 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PROSPECTING PIT (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 depicted features. The plots are recorded as woodland.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The earthworks do not correspond with any depicted features. The plots are depicted as woodland.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
Numerous small pits and mounds are visible as earthworks.
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.
Numerous small depressions, at least 40 but possibly more, are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. Some of the depressions have a small mound adjacent and some mounds appear to stand alone.
The earthworks are situated on the steep south-east facing slopes of Blindwell Wood and Whittacliffe Wood west of the River Tavy.
The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. The plots are recorded as woodland, oak coppice, timber and plantation in the Tithe Apportionment and depicted as such on subsequent historic and modern maps.
There is evidence of mining in the area, including recorded lead mines, air shafts, and an open cast mine (MDV43151; MDV43153; MDV12629; MDV79981; MDV58784).
The earthworks are interpreted as industrial prospecting pits or air shafts of probable 18th or 19th century date, with adjacent spoil heaps.
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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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV363945 | Interpretation: 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). 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 19-APR-2019. [Mapped feature: #130158 ] |
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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: | May 6 2021 4:17PM |
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