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Summary

Sub-oval and irregularly shaped pits and banks, interpreted as post-medieval or early to mid-19th quarries with associated spoil heaps, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019. The quarries had probably passed out of use by mid to late-19th century.

Location

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))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The earthworks are situated within land parcels 686 and 691 recorded as ‘Rookery’ and ‘Park Nursery’, respectively.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Earthworks labelled as ‘Quarry’ and ‘Old Quarry’ are shown within The Rookery to the east.

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.

Sub-oval and irregularly shaped pits and banks 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.

Sub-oval and irregularly shaped pits and banks, between 7-40 metres long, are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
The earthworks are situated within land parcels 686 and 691 on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map. These are recorded as ‘Rookery’ and as ‘Park Nursery’, respectively, on the accompanying Tithe Apportionment and are probably associated with Warleigh House.
The pits and banks do not correspond with any features on this map, although two earthworks labelled as ‘Quarry’ and ‘Old Quarry’ are shown in proximity to the east within The Rookery on the late-19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map.
They are therefore interpreted as post-medieval or early to mid-19th century quarries with associated spoil heaps 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 of The Rookery.

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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