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Summary

Two irregular shaped depressions are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 east of Mountjessop Wood. The depressions are interpreted as extractive pits of post-medieval origin.

Location

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.

One of the depressions corresponds with a depicted earthwork

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.

Two irregular shaped depressions 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.

Two irregular shaped depressions, one circa 15 by 20 metres and one circa 8 by 15 metres are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. The depressions are situated either side of a combe valley east of Mountjessop Wood.
One of the depressions corresponds with an earthwork depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map and subsequent historic maps.
The depressions are interpreted as extractive pits of post-medieval origin.

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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